From a purely military point of view, the UNITED STATES blockade of Iran is actually very unwise. Iran is a traditional military power in the Middle East, and has a strong anti-American mentality, once the United States and Iran are out of fire, it is bound to be difficult to clean up the situation. After all, it took the United States a long time to achieve strategic contraction in the Middle East, and if it rushes to intervene again, it will surely occupy a considerable degree of human, material and financial resources. However, when the United States, which is accustomed to being the "world hegemon", still can't help but test Iran from time to time, but this time it almost "plays big" things.
CCTV military quoted Iranian media reports as saying that the US and Iranian militaries have once again clashed in the waters of the Persian Gulf. Footage from the scene shows that iranian Revolutionary Guard warships intercepted a small U.S.-made unmanned boat and tried to tow it back to port. However, the US military did not want to show weakness, and urgently dispatched warships and reconnaissance planes to prevent Iranian ships from towing unmanned boats, and the atmosphere of confrontation at the scene was extremely tense.
Fortunately, after the emergency mediation of the top level of the two sides, Iran finally released the unmanned boat, and the US warship and plane also withdrew from the sensitive route "as soon as they saw it", and the "close game" between the two armies did not evolve into a fire incident. It is reasonable to say that the military friction between the United States and Iran has almost become the norm, and Iran has seized drones and other equipment from the United States more than once, but this time the background is quite unusual.
It should be known that the new round of negotiations on the Iranian nuclear issue is at a critical stage, and any turmoil at this time may affect the trend of the negotiations. Just as the so-called "things that cannot be obtained on the battlefield cannot be obtained at the negotiating table," one of the most habitual means used by the United States is to make small moves in the negotiation process and use military superiority as a bargaining chip. Only this time, Iran's response is also quite tough, or beyond the expectations of the United States.
As the "perpetrator" of this incident, the "Nautical Explorer" unmanned boat equipped by the US military has extraordinary performance, and can collect hydrological and meteorological information in the sea area on its own without being controlled, and even track a certain depth of submarines to capture the noise characteristics of the other side. In the eyes of the Iranian side, the US military is obviously collecting sea intelligence on the doorstep of Iran, and it may affect the normal navigation of the ship, so it is naturally impossible to stand by and watch. The provocative side is more "righteous" than the victim, which is the shamelessness of the United States, and Iran has shown with a strong attitude that it is not accustomed to the stink of the United States.
At the same time, this may also show that the Biden administration does not have much sincerity in negotiating with Iran, and the new round of nuclear negotiations may be fruitless, but the White House is really unwilling to turn face with Iran, so it uses unmanned boats to spy on Iran's peripheral intelligence. After all, if it is a much larger tonnage manned warship, it will definitely trigger the Iranian military's full response, and the probability of misjudgment and even ordering a battle between front-line commanders is extremely high.
Judging from the results, the Iranian military's actions clearly show that even if the United States uses a much less sensitive unmanned boat, it will not be accepted by the Iranian side, and the Iranians do not rub sand in their eyes. Since it dares to directly capture the unmanned boats of the US military, it shows that Iran is ready to turn its face with the United States at any time, and whether it wants to fall into the quagmire of the Middle East battlefield again at all costs, the Biden administration should think about it carefully.