Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said it captured a U.S. unmanned underwater vehicle, or UUV, at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz early local time on Sept. 8, according to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency. The force said the vehicle was taken back into Iran after the operation. The IRGC Navy described the craft as 「one of the world’s most advanced intelligent unmanned submarines」 and said it had been delivered to the U.S. Navy in 2025. It also said the vehicle was seized from what it called 「a complex」 facility. Iranian officials added that photos of the vehicle would be released within hours. The claim had not been confirmed by the U.S. side at the time of publication. The report was cited by BlockBeats in a 7x24 flash update.