Iran Says It Captured US Submarine Drone in Strait of Hormuz

In early September 2026, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it had captured a US submarine drone in the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil shipping route. The IRGC released video footage and described the device as the US military's most 'modern and intelligent' unmanned submarine, identifying it as a Dive-LD. The capture came after the IRGC also reported launching ballistic missile strikes on US vessels and facilities in the region, including two destroyers and an aircraft facility, and after several oil tankers were reportedly sunk.