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Iran navy attempts to capture US drones in Red Sea

A US military official rejected Iran's claims that the unmanned sea drones pose a hazard to commercial shipping in the region.

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A US Navy Martin UAV drone hovers beneath a US Navy SH-60S Seahawk helicopter while Bahraini Coast Guard ship Deraa 13 (L), US Coast Guard cutter Maui (C), and Royal Bahrain Naval Force (RBNF) Abdulrahman Al Fadhel (R) take part in joint naval exercise between US 5th Fleet Command and Bahraini forces, on Oct. 26, 2021. — MAZEN MAHDI/AFP via Getty Images

An Iranian warship picked up two US naval drones in the Red Sea on Thursday before releasing them Friday morning as American destroyers followed in pursuit.

The Iranian Navy frigate Jamaran found the unmanned Saildrone Explorers “abandoned in international maritime routes,” Iranian state media reported Friday.

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