IRGC says it targeted unmanned US sea drone in Hormuz

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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated on Thursday its navy targeted a US Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, claiming the drone had been used by the US Fifth Fleet. This incident follows Iran's earlier announcement of capturing a US unmanned submarine drone, which Washington described as having malfunctioned.

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday its navy targeted a US unmanned surface vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. "The Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted a Saildrone Explorer-type unmanned surface vessel in the Strait of Hormuz area, the IRGC said in a statement carried by its Sepah news outlet.

IRGC says it targeted unmanned US sea drone in Hormuz

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