Iran's IRGC Navy announces the capture of an unmanned US enemy smart submarine in the Strait of Hormuz, IRNA reports

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"With the special grace of God Almighty, the warriors of the IRGC Navy trapped one of the most modern smart and unmanned submarines of the American terrorist army at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz in a complex intelligence and operational intelligence operation at dawn today."
It should be said that this sub-surface has now been captured and images of it will be published in the next few hours.

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