First images said to show the seized US underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz surface, identified as the Dive LD

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy said before dawn on Tuesday, September 8, 2026 (17 Shahrivar 1405), that it had seized an American unmanned smart underwater vehicle at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. According to Khabaronline, citing Fararu, the first images said to show the seized vehicle were published online on Tuesday evening at 22:56; media outlets identified it by the commercial name Dive LD, an underwater drone Donya e Eqtesad had earlier reported was delivered to the US Navy in 2025. US officials have not commented on the claim or on the authenticity of the published images, and no independent, confirmed assessment of them has been published.