Iran Briefly Seizes 2 US Navy Drone Vessels In Red Sea: Report
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The US Navy vessels were released at around 8 am the following day.Tehran: An Iranian naval flotilla briefly seized two American military unmanned research vessels in the Red Sea before releasing them, Iranian state media reported on Friday.The Iranian navy's "Jamaran destroyer encountered several American military unmanned research vessels on the international shipping route on Thursday while carrying out a counter-terrorism mission in the Red Sea," state TV said.It added that the flotilla, "after warning an American destroyer twice, seized the two drone vessels to prevent possible accidents"."After securing the passage of international shipping, the flotilla released the two vessels in a safe area," the state broadcaster continued, airing footage purporting to show the two US ve...