Iran Guards claim capture of ‘one of smartest’ US submarines in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian media said the captured vehicle can map seabeds, detect mines and inspect pipelines, while the U.S. military said it was defective.
- On Tuesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed to have captured an American-built Anduril Dive-LD drone at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz in a "complex intelligence and operational action."
- The Anduril Dive-LD, an autonomous underwater vehicle developed by Anduril Industries, reportedly costs $2.5 million and is designed for multi-day intelligence and reconnaissance missions.
- U.S. Navy Captain Tim Hawkins denied the Iranian account, stating the "defective" drone malfunctioned while surveying regional waters and "carried no sensitive data or classified sonar or radar equipment."
- Access to the Dive-LD could enhance Iranian underwater capabilities or be shared with allies such as Russia or China, analysts warn, since the unit is significantly more sophisticated than local Iranian designs.
- This incident follows a volatile week in the Persian Gulf, when U.S. forces struck three Iranian crude-oil carriers in retaliation for the IRGC firing ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy warships.
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The American army also carried out a missile attack on an Iranian tanker near the Iranian island of Kharg, in the Gulf, reported on Tuesday night the Iranian agency Tasnim.
U.S. Downplays Iran’s Seizure of Unmanned Sub
“The U.S. military on Tuesday said an unmanned submersible that Iran reportedly seized in the Strait of Hormuz was ‘defective’ and carried no sensitive data or classified equipment,” CNBC reports. “Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps had boasted earlier Tuesday that it trapped and captured ‘one of the most modern, intelligent, unmanned submarines of the American terrorist […]
According to the Revolutionary Guard, the modern apparatus was trapped at the entrance of the Strait of Ormuz
Iran seizes US submarine drone, Houthis hit four Saudi cities
The escalation of hostilities in the region bordering Yemen is already deepening worries about additional supply disruptions as energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz remain restricted. Brent was trading at $97.7 at 8:26 PM on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, it reached $99.46, the highest since July 24.
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