TehranMehr News says Iran seized a 2nd US seabed drone.
The Remus 600 is built to map minefields and the seabed, and Iran now holds its data.
Mehr News says Iran’s navy intercepted the US-made drone using electronic warfare and is recovering its data.
The US military has not confirmed the loss of any underwater drone in the strait.
Iran has blockaded the strait since February, and a US counter-blockade of its ports remains in force.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 70+ reports worldwide
- Mehr News Agency
- frames capture as IRGC Strait sovereignty assertion and counter to US espionage operations
- News18
- notes Iranian claim 'has not been independently verified,' adding editorial skepticism absent in state-media versions
- TASS
Sources: Mehr News Agency, News18, TASS