IRGC Says Strait of Hormuz Is 'Hunting Ground' for US Underwater Vehicles
An Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps spokesman said the corps' navy has targeted American unmanned underwater vehicles in the strait.
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A spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the Strait of Hormuz has become a "hunting ground" for the IRGC Navy against United States unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), according to Iran's Mehr News Agency.
The spokesman described a recent capture of an American UUV in the strait as both a technological and intelligence achievement for the Guard corps, framing it as evidence of Iran's naval capabilities in the strategic waterway.
A strategic waterway
The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow passage between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, is one of the world's most important routes for oil and gas shipments and has repeatedly been a flashpoint in tensions between Iran and the United States and its allies.
Mehr News did not provide independent verification of the claimed capture beyond the IRGC spokesman's statement, and the report did not specify when the alleged incident occurred or include comment from US officials.
Sources
- Strait of Hormuz now IRGC's hunting ground for American UUVs — Mehr News (Iran)
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