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Iran seized a U.S. military drone Tuesday in the Persian Gulf but released the unmanned vessel when approached by a U.S. Navy warship and helicopter.
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized an American sea drone Tuesday in the Persian Gulf and tried to tow it away, only releasing the unmanned vessel when a U.S. Navy warship and helicopter approached, officials said.
The encounter ended peacefully following multiple attempts by a US ship to contact the Iranian crew.
This is the first time someone has tried to take one of 5th Fleet’s unmanned vessels.
The U.S. Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet says Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized and later let go of a U.S. sea drone in the Persian Gulf.