Iran seized a US Navy underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz.
— Chay Bowes (@BowesChay) September 9, 2026
The Dive-LD is a 5.8-metre AUV that the US was using to detect mines in the strait.
Tehran will likely try to reverse engineer it and share the technology with China and Russia. pic.twitter.com/KTPBEEIEew
Iran's recovery of a malfunctioning US Navy underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz has triggered fresh concern in Washington that Tehran could study and potentially reverse-engineer its mechanical systems, even as American officials insist the ageing vehicle carried no classified equipment and collected no sensitive data.