# Iran claims capture of US ‘sail drone’ near Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/53836

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-11 00:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/11/iran-claims-to-have-captured-a-us-sail-drone-near-hormuz-strait?traffic_source=rss

> Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says its navy struck a US-operated surface drone at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. It claims the sailboat-shaped vessel was used for an “aggressive mission” that Iranian forces thwarted, while Washington has not commented.

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