# U.S. downplays Iran’s seizure of unmanned sub in Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/50401

- CNBC, 2026-09-08 21:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/08/iran-us-sub-strait-hormuz.html

> The U.S. played down Iran’s seizure of an unmanned submersible in the Strait of Hormuz as the two countries exchanged fresh attacks around the waterway. President Donald Trump maintained that oil prices would fall quickly once the Iran war ends.

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