Iran likely to reverse-engineer captured US underwater drone
The recovered Dive-LD vehicle could help Iranian engineers study U.S. undersea surveillance technology, analysts said.
- Iranian forces recovered a U.S. Navy Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicle in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting mockery from Iranian diplomatic missions online.
- Navy officials described the Dive-LD as an "older-model vehicle" that suffered a malfunction, leaving it "dead in the water" before Iranian forces seized it.
- Iran's embassy in Ghana boasted on X that they picked up the submersible in "a strait controlled by people who can hear a shrimp sneeze."
- Mona Yacoubian of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Farzin Nadimi of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy said Iran exploits such events to frame U.S. "ineptitude."
- Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute warned Iranian engineers "could definitely reverse-engineer the mechanical systems," potentially helping the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps improve their designs.
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Iran’s IRGC carried out military actions at sea and on land in response to Washington’s attack on Iranian oil tankers. It also captured an advanced unmanned submarine drone near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran Says It Captured US Underwater Drone in Strait of Hormuz | 🌎 LatestLY
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced Tuesday that its naval forces captured an advanced U.S. unmanned underwater vehicle near the entrance of the strategic Strait of Hormuz. 🌎 Iran Says It Captured US Underwater Drone in Strait of Hormuz.
Middle East Summary, September 9, 2026. Iran’s IRGC carried out military actions at sea and on land in response to Washington’s attack on Iranian oil tankers. It also captured an advanced unmanned submarine drone near the Strait of Ormuz. Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) consolidated its operational control over Iran’s entry. They consolidate control over Strait of Ormuz and alienate U.S. vessels was first published in Latin American…
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