Iran's foreign minister keeps indirect talks with the U.S. open; Iranian navy claims capture of underwater drone

Iran's foreign minister has stated that talks are the only way to break the deadlock with the US. According to CNBC, he keeps indirect talks with the US open.

Iran's navy claims to have captured a US underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said they seized an advanced unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) belonging to the US military through a coordinated operation, as reported by New Straits Times and Free Malaysia Today. The drone, identified as a Remus 600 autonomous underwater vehicle, was allegedly operating in the Strait of Hormuz for espionage purposes.

The capture of the drone is not the first of its kind, with the Guards saying they captured another US submarine drone in the strait earlier in the month, according to New Straits Times and Free Malaysia Today. The Strait of Hormuz has been blockaded by Iran since the outbreak of the conflict, while the US has imposed a counter-blockade of Iranian ports, as reported by Free Malaysia Today.

Brief written by urgent.news from CNBC, New Straits Times, Free Malaysia Today — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.