“Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim to have seized an unmanned U.S. submarine.”

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has seized an unmanned U.S. submarine in the Strait of Hormuz. The Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday that they had seized an unmanned American submarine in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

In a statement broadcast on state television, the Guards said, “The IRGC Navy, in a complex intelligence and operational operation early this morning, seized one of the most advanced unmanned and smart submarines of the U.S. terrorist military at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.”

The statement further said, “This smart submarine is equipped with the latest underwater technology and was delivered to the fleet of the U.S. terrorist military in 2025. The submarine has now been captured, and images of it will be released in the coming hours.” Iranian media reported that the key capabilities of the unmanned underwater vehicle include “subsurface reconnaissance and surveillance, seabed mapping, mine detection, and inspection of submarine cables and pipelines.”