Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf posted a cartoon on social media alluding to the US Navy's unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) incident. The cartoon depicts a person bearing Iranian insignia knocking on a submarine marked "US Navy UUV Project," accompanied by the caption, "The US's most advanced unmanned underwater vehicle has just received a knock from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy," implying that Iran has successfully suppressed the US military's advanced underwater unmanned equipment. Previously, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard claimed to have captured a US underwater unmanned vessel near the Strait of Hormuz and released related footage. The US subsequently stated that the unmanned vessel had previously malfunctioned, was an older model, and did not carry sensitive data or classified sonar or radar equipment.