Iran's IRGC Navy says it seized second US-made underwater drone in Hormuz
Tehran's Mehr News agency reported the Revolutionary Guards navy captured a second Remus 600 unmanned underwater vehicle in the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said it has captured a second US-made Remus 600 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran's Mehr News Agency reported on September 27.
According to the report, the IRGC Navy described the device as a "terrorist" UUV, without providing further detail on the circumstances of its capture, the exact location within the strait, or the equipment's origin beyond identifying it as US-made.
Second reported seizure
Mehr News's report characterizes the incident as the second time the IRGC Navy has captured a Remus 600-model UUV in the strategically important waterway, though the report did not specify when the earlier capture occurred or provide additional technical details.
The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow channel between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula through which a significant share of the world's seaborne oil trade passes, has periodically been the site of naval incidents involving Iranian forces and equipment linked to the United States and its allies.
Mehr News's account could not be independently verified, and no immediate comment on the reported seizure was available from US officials.
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- Iran’s IRGC Navy captures 2nd US-made Remus 600 UUV in Hormuz — Mehr News (Iran)
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