Iran claims to have seized American drone US says had ‘malfunctioned’
Centcom says ‘defective’ drone was surveilling regional waters and was not collecting sensitive data Iranian forces claimed to have seized an American underwater drone in the strait of Hormuz that the US military said had “malfunctioned” more than a day earlier. US Navy Capt Tim Hawkins, a United States Central Command spokesperson, said in a statement the drone was surveilling regional waters when it malfunctioned “more than a day ago”.
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