US Navy says Iran seized then released American sea drone in Persian Gulf

US Navy says Iran seized then released American sea drone in Persian Gulf DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized an American sea drone in the Persian Gulf and tried to tow it away, only releasing the unmanned vessel when a U.S. Navy warship and helicopter approached, officials said Tuesday. It was the first time Iran targeted the Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet’s new drone task force. While the interception ended without incident, tensions remain high between Washington and Tehran as negotiations over the Islamic Republic’s tattered nuclear…

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