US disputes type of drone captured by Iran after five oil tankers are destroyed

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe US military confirmed an older submarine drone malfunctioned before being captured by Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, contradicting Iranian claims of trapping a modern vessel. In retaliation for missile attacks on a US Navy warship, American forces destroyed five Iranian oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman and near Kharg Island. The US warship successfully evaded the Iranian strikes with no American personnel harmed. Iran-backed Houthi rebels wounded at least 73 people in Saudi Arabia during attacks that knocked operations at energy facilities offline. The Saudi-led coalition has vowed a firm response to the Houthi attacks as regional diplomacy continues to stall. In fullIran-US war latest: US says submarine drone ‘malfunctioned’ after Tehran celebrates capture of unmanned vesselMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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