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Drone experts assess that Iran is deliberately targeting U.S. naval drones in the Strait of Hormuz to gather intelligence on American surveillance capabilities and learn how to evade U.S. defenses.
multiple outlets, traced to a single source · Attributed statement · first recorded Sep 16, 2:30 AM
Although several outlets carry this claim, their reporting traces back to a single shared source — so it counts as one confirmation, not several.
How each outlet reported it
Fox NewsRight · Sep 16, 2:02 AM
Iran is deliberately targeting U.S. naval drones in the Strait of Hormuz to gather intelligence on American surveillance capabilities and learn how to evade U.S. defenses
Cites: drone experts · Details: Strait of Hormuz; surveillance capabilities; U.S. defenses
Fox NewsRight · Sep 16, 2:02 AM
These drone capture missions by Iran are very coordinated and absolutely deliberate
Cites: Cameron Chell, CEO of Draganfly · Details: coordinated; deliberate drone capture missions