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 U.S. Navy intervened and prevented an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy support ship from overtaking an unmanned surface vessel operated by the U.S. 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf on Monday and Tuesday.
By Ellie Kaufman and Barbara Starr, CNN The US Navy prevented an Iranian ship from capturing an American maritime drone in the Arabian gulf overnight Monday into Tuesday local time in what a senior US commander called a “flagrant” and “unwarranted” incident.
By Ellie Kaufman and Barbara Starr, CNN The US Navy prevented an Iranian ship from capturing an American maritime drone in the Persian gulf overnight Monday into Tuesday local time in what a senior US commander called a “flagrant” and “unwarranted” incident.
The seizure comes as the US Navy has increasingly deployed unmanned technology to help monitor weapons smuggling and other maritime activity in Middle Eastern waters.
Navy keeps Iran from seizing an unmanned surface vessel, in what officials are calling a “flagrant” and “unwarranted” attempt to steal U.S. government property.
The Iranian paramilitary guard attempted to seize a U.S. sea drone in the Persian Gulf Monday, but the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet retrieved the unmanned vehicle.
