On Sunday, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy announced the capture of a second Remus 600 unmanned underwater vehicle in the Strait of Hormuz. The device, a US‑made autonomous submarine, had reportedly been employed for espionage missions in the strategic waterway.
The IRGC said the operation was carried out through a coordinated intelligence and electronic warfare effort that trapped the unmanned craft before it could exit the strait. The team described the mission as “complex” and “high‑tech”, reflecting a growing trend of asymmetric maritime surveillance.
In a statement broadcast by the state channel IRIB, senior IRGC commander Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi declared, “With the help of God Almighty, our navy has trapped an advanced UAV of the American terrorist army operating in the Strait of Hormuz.” He added that specialists would now recover the stored data from the recovered platform.
The announcement comes amid Tehran’s refusal to back down over a rejected US ceasefire proposal. President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that Iran would remain “resolute” after President Trump declined a seven‑day ceasefire and the reopening of the strait, framing the capture as part of a broader military posture.
The captured Remus 600 is being processed by IRGC technicians, while the Strait of Hormuz remains officially closed. Tehran has pledged “strong and relentless” action against any unauthorized traffic, signalling that the next phase will involve further intelligence extraction and heightened maritime security measures.