US navy intervenes after Iran seizes American sea drone
by AP in Dubai from US news | The Guardian on (#632NT)
Iran's Revolutionary Guard tried to tow away an unmanned vessel in the Persian Gulf but the fifth fleet secured its release
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized an American sea drone in the Persian Gulf and tried to tow it away, only releasing the unmanned vessel when a US navy warship and helicopter approached, according to US officials.
The incident on Tuesday marks the first time the navy's Middle East-based fifth fleet's new drone taskforce has been targeted by Iran.
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