IRGC has released footage of an unmanned underwater vessel it says belonged to the US military<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has captured a US autonomous underwater vehicle in the Strait of Hormuz, the second such incident reported this month.
\nAccording to an IRGC Navy statement carried by Iranian media, the military UROV was conducting espionage in the strategic waterway.
\nThe IRGC identified the vessel as a Remus 600, an advanced autonomous underwater vehicle used by the US Navy for mine detection, surveillance, and reconnaissance.\u00a0It released footage of the vehicle being lifted from the water and said specialists are now working to recover its data.
\nThe IRGC also warned that the Strait of Hormuz remains \u201cclosed,\u201d saying it will continue confronting what it described as \u201cdangerous movements and unauthorized\u201d vessel activity.\u00a0The US has not yet commented on the incident.<\/p>\n
First FootageIran has captured a second US unmanned underwater vehicle intact in the Strait of Hormuz. pic.twitter.com\/XP343uFzoU\u2014 IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) (@iribnews_irib) September 27, 2026 <\/p>\n
The claim follows a series of drone incidents in the Strait of Hormuz this month.<\/p>\n
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Pentagon accuses Iran of trying to steal naval spy drone<\/p>\n
In early September, Iran said it had seized a US underwater drone, with IRGC footage\u00a0appearing to show an Anduril-built Dive-LD. The Pentagon acknowledged losing the submersible but said it was an older, damaged model carrying no sensitive data or classified equipment. Days later, the IRGC said it had destroyed a US Saildrone Explorer near the entrance to the strait, releasing footage\u00a0of the craft burning in the water. In mid-September, the US military said it had thwarted an IRGC attempt to seize another Saildrone, striking two Iranian boats allegedly involved.
\nThe incidents come amid an escalating maritime standoff between Washington and Tehran. The US has destroyed several Iranian oil tankers after accusing the IRGC of firing ballistic missiles at US warships. Iran, meanwhile, has targeted US vessels and commercial tankers it accused of violating restrictions around the Strait of Hormuz. Earlier this week, reports claimed\u00a0that Washington had increased military activity around the waterway, with reconnaissance aircraft spotted near Iranian territory and additional fighter jets reportedly deployed to the region.<\/p>\n
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Iranian demands \u2018unacceptable\u2019 \u2013 Trump (VIDEO)<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, this week\u2019s diplomatic efforts to break the Iran-US deadlock appear to have failed. At the UN General Assembly, Iran presented what Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called a \u201cconcrete seven-day plan,\u201d offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume nuclear talks if Washington lifted its naval blockade, eased restrictions on Iranian oil exports, released frozen assets, and observed a ceasefire, including an end to Israel\u2019s operations in Lebanon. US President Donald Trump rejected the proposal as \u201cunacceptable.\u201d
\n\u201cI reject their proposal,\u201d he told reporters outside the White House on Saturday, claiming Tehran wants a deal \u201cbecause they\u2019re losing so badly.\u201d At the UN gathering, he also said he faced a \u201cbig decision\u201d over whether to \u201cannihilate\u201d Iran if negotiations failed.
\nIran\u2019s top army commander, Major General Amir Hatami, on Sunday argued that the \u201cwar is not over,\u201d insisting Tehran had won the initial phase of the conflict but now needs to \u201cconsolidate its victory.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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