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The U.S. Navy announced about the release by Iran of two American unmanned surface ships, which were seized by the Iranian military ship in the Red sea. Later, 18 hours after the capture of the ships, the Iranian commanders decided to release them. The incident occurred on the background of the indirect nuclear negotiations between Washington and Tehran, which immediately was close to the bus stop.
Later surfaced some details of the incident. So, on 1 September 2022 Thursday, Iranian warship "dzhamaran" captured two unmanned spacecraft Explorer Saildrone who were conducting surveillance in international waters of the red sea. The incident occurred in the southern part of the red sea.
The seizure of the Iranian unmanned ships ship responded to the American destroyers USS Nitze and USS Delbert D. Black. They are sent to places of incident helicopters. The us military has been in contact with Iranian seamen. As a result of negotiations, it was decided to release the two unmanned spacecraft. On Friday around 8 a.m. unmanned ships continued on his way.
The Iranian mission to the UN did not immediately respond to questions from the press about the incident. Meanwhile, the American media reported that this is not the first incident in a week. Earlier the sailors of the Islamic revolutionary guard Corps of Iran tried to seize the marine drone in the Persian Gulf.
As you know, Iranian and American naval ships periodically be participants in the various incidents that is due to the complex relations between Washington and Tehran. For example, in July 2022, three Iranian ship collided with two other American ships in the Persian Gulf.
In April 2022 11 Iranian boats have repeatedly appeared in front of US Navy ships in the Persian Gulf. Iranian boats regularly pursue the American ships in the region, increasing the risk of confrontation between the two sides. Iran claims that the Persian Gulf is its sphere of influence and the presence of U.S. ships it is unacceptable.