Iran Says It Seized U.S. Underwater Vehicle in Hormuz

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it seized a U.S. Remus 600 underwater vehicle in the Strait of Hormuz and transferred it to specialists to recover its data. The claim, including the vehicle’s ownership and alleged mission, has not been independently verified, and U.S. officials had not confirmed or denied it in the reports available Sunday, September 27. The IRGC said its naval forces captured the autonomous underwater vehicle during an operation involving intelligence monitoring and electronic warfare. It described the vehicle as operating in the strategic waterway for espionage, an allegation that has not been substantiated independently. The reported seizure and planned data recovery are based on the IRGC’s account carried by Iranian state media. The announcement is the second Iranian claim this month that it captured a U.S. underwater vehicle. An earlier claim concerned a vehicle identified as a Dive-LD. One account said the Pentagon acknowledged losing that earlier submersible but described it as an older, damaged model without sensitive data or classified equipment. The supplied reports do not establish independent confirmation of the latest capture.