Iran Tries To Steal More Drone Boats In Mideast Waters
The crew tried to hide the drones under tarps as a U.S. helicopter approached, a U.S. defense official said.
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The crew tried to hide the drones under tarps as a U.S. helicopter approached, a U.S. defense official said.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards briefly seize US sea drone in international waters in Persian Gulf and try to tow it before US warship and helicopter intervene.
Iranian state media reported on Friday said that Tehran's naval flotilla briefly seized two American military unmanned research vessels in the Red Sea. While carrying out a counter-terrorism mission, the Iranian navy's "Jamaran destroyer encountered several American military unmanned research vessels on the international shipping route". Issuing a justification, Iran's state broadcaster said "After securing the passage of international shipping, the flotilla released the two vessels in a safe area."
State media says destroyer encountered several American military unmanned research ships on international shipping route and took control of them after two warning shots
Iran's navy on Friday released two American sea drones that it had seized in the Red Sea, officials said, in the latest showdown involving the U.S. Navy's new water-borne drone fleet in the Middle East.