US denies its drone sub was seized by Iran

The US military is in “positive control of all” of its “operational drone assets,” and IRGC claims about capturing a REMUS 600 ( Mk 18 Mod 2 Kingfish) spy sub are “clearly desperate,” CENTCOM spokesman Tim Hawkins told media.

Hawkins made the assurance despite Iran’s publication of video evidence of its special operators’ capture of the drone, which matches the REMUS 600’s dimensions and physical characteristics. 

Hormuz has become a “hunting ground of the IRGC Navy for American underwater assets,” IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebi said after the seizure. “This is not just a catch; it is an intelligence prize.”