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Iran IRGC Claims Capture of Second US Submersible in Hormuz
Iran says its Revolutionary Guard captured another American underwater robot.
The robot is called a REMUS 600.
Iran says it was operating in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian officials described its mission as espionage.
They said intelligence work and electronic warfare helped seize it.
The vehicle was reportedly sent to Iranian specialists to recover its data.
Iran had earlier announced capturing another underwater vehicle called a Dive-LD.
Iranian officials also said the conflict with the United States and Israel was not over.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it captured a second US unmanned submarine in the Strait of Hormuz.
The vehicle was identified as a REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicle.
Iran said the drone was conducting espionage and was seized through intelligence and electronic-warfare operations.
The IRGC said the vehicle was transferred to specialists for data recovery.
Iran previously announced capturing a US Dive-LD submersible and said the strait was closed to unauthorized passage.
- Who
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the United States Army, and Iranian Army Chief Commander Amir Hatami.
- What
- The IRGC claims it captured a US REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicle and transferred it for data recovery.
- Where
- The Strait of Hormuz and Tehran, Iran.
- When
- The announcement was made on Sunday; Iran said it had captured a Dive-LD earlier this month and tightened its Strait of Hormuz restrictions on February 28.
- Why
- Iran said the vehicle was conducting espionage and that it was responding to dangerous movements and unauthorized passage through the waterway.
Key facts
- Claiming authority
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy
- Captured vehicle
- REMUS 600 autonomous underwater vehicle
- Reported purpose
- Iran said the vehicle was conducting espionage activities
- Reported operation
- A coordinated operation involving intelligence oversight or dominance and electronic warfare
- Follow-up action
- The vehicle was handed to Iranian specialists for data recovery
- Earlier capture
- Iran previously announced capturing a US Dive-LD unmanned submarine
- Waterway policy
- Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was closed to US- or Israel-affiliated vessels and unauthorized routes
Quotes
IRGC naval forces
The naval branch of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
“Through a coordinated, complex operation involving intelligence oversight and electronic warfare, IRGC naval forces' personnel successfully captured an advanced unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) belonging to the terrorist US military”
NDTV
“The war is not over ... Although the aggressive enemy has suffered heavy blows, it must remain prepared to receive further crushing blows from Iran's armed forces.”
thehansindia.com
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