The US has responded to Iran’s claim of capturing an American underwater drone, saying the vehicle was an older, defective system that carried no sensitive or classified equipment. The Pentagon did not confirm it was the same drone Iran seized. Meanwhile, Washington has destroyed five Iranian tankers, expanded sanctions on 27 Iranian airlines, while Tehran vowed continued resistance.
The United States has responded after Iran claimed that it captured an American unmanned underwater vehicle near the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz, saying the device had malfunctioned during a regional maritime survey and was an older system that did not carry sensitive equipment.
The US military issued the statement after Iran's navy, in an announcement carried by Sepah News, the official outlet of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said it had seized what it described as one of the US military's "most modern, smart" unmanned submarines.
The Iranian side identified the vessel as a Dive-LD and claimed it was intercepted in what it described as a complex intelligence operation. Iran also released footage purportedly showing the captured underwater vehicle.
However, the US military did not confirm that the malfunctioning drone mentioned in its statement was the same vehicle Iran claimed to have seized.
-
Drishyam 3: Ajay Devgn Reveals The Film Vijay Salgaonkar Showed His Family
-
Apple AirPods 5 Launch LIVE: Open-Ear Design, Longer Battery Life, Same Price As Old AirPods
-
iPhone Duo Launch LIVE UPDATES: Apple's Much-Awaited Passport-Size Foldable Now Official
-
Iran Tightens Grip On Public Spaces, Launches Cafe Crackdown
-
Deadly Explosion At Switzerland Power Plant Claims Two Lives
