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27 Sept 2026, 14:53

IRGC: We have seized the second unmanned submarine of the United States in the Strait of Hormuz

On Sunday, October 5, the naval forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed in a statement that they had identified and seized an American remotely operated unmanned submarine (UUV) in the Strait of Hormuz.

The IRGC's statement mentioned that the naval forces conducted a "coordinated and complex operation" using intelligence and electronic warfare capabilities to capture this underwater vehicle, which was reportedly "operating for espionage in the Strait of Hormuz."

The IRGC identified this submarine as the REMUS 600 and stated that it has been seized and is now in the hands of IRGC naval specialists for data recovery and analysis.

Media affiliated with the Islamic Republic also simultaneously released a video of this underwater vehicle, introducing it as the "second" UUV or unmanned submarine that has fallen into Iran's hands during recent conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to reports from Iranian state media, this submarine is an autonomous underwater vehicle (UUV/AUV) and, unlike a manned submarine, does not have a crew on board. This family of systems is used for missions including reconnaissance and countering naval mines, seabed mapping, underwater identification and monitoring, and collecting marine data.

Today's claim by the IRGC comes after they previously announced on September 8 that they had seized another American underwater vehicle near the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz. At that time, CENTCOM stated that the submarine had been stopped due to a technical malfunction and "did not contain sensitive information."
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