# Has Iran captured a US unmanned submarine? What we know

https://mins.news/en/item/51204

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-09 11:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/9/has-iran-captured-an-unmanned-us-submarine-what-we-know?traffic_source=rss

> Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says its naval forces captured a US-made Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicle near the Strait of Hormuz. Washington says the vessel malfunctioned a day earlier, while an unnamed Pentagon spokesperson described it as an older model carrying no sensitive data or classified sonar or radar equipment.

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