US Navy sails first drone boat through Strait of Hormuz between Iran, Oman

A Navy drone boat safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman. The mission was successful even though American sailors often face tension in the area.

The trip saw the drone safely pass with the accompanying ships through the strait, a busy waterway between Iran and Oman which at its narrowest is just 21 miles wide. A fifth of all oil traded passes through the strait, which connects the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.

"The Iranians observed the unmanned surface vessel transiting the strait in accordance with international law," Hawkins told The Associated Press. He said an Iranian drone and at least one Houdong-class fast-attack vessel operated by Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard observed the MAST-13 drone.