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The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy seized two U.S. unmanned surface vehicles in the Red Sea on Thursday, a U.S. Navy official confirmed to USNI News. The two USVs, which are operated by U.S 5th Fleet, are now back in U.S. custody, the official said. The USVs were collecting imagery near international waters when the […]
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Two American destroyers in the Red Sea, as well as Navy helicopters, responded to the incident, the official said.
The US says Iran was trying to capture the unmanned surface vessel, while Iran says it was trying to ensure safety of navigation. With the US updating its commander’s handbook to categorise such unmanned vessels as warships, there are likely to be more similar incidents in the Gulf and elsewhere.
Iranian state television aired footage it said came from the deck of an Iranian destroyer, where lifejacket-wearing sailors examined two Saildrone Explorers.