TEHRAN, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Thursday that its naval forces had targeted a U.S. unmanned surface vehicle (USV) in the Strait of Hormuz.In a statement published on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said the Saildrone Explorer-type USV was on an aggressive mission and was struck at the strait's entrance.Saildrone Explorer USVs were previously used in the region by the U.S. Fifth Fleet and Task Force 59 headquartered in Bahrain, the IRGC said, adding that the U.S. naval base in Bahrain had been targeted in Iranian strikes and the USVs are now used by a unit based in Khasab in Oman.The IRGC repeated that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and under its control, warning that any hostile presence in the strategic waterway will be targeted.The IRGC Navy said Tuesday that its forces had captured one of the U.S. Army's most modern, smart unmanned submarines, identified as a Dive-LD, at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military later said one of its underwater drones malfunctioned during a survey of regional waters, without mentioning whether the device was seized by Iran.

BRASILIA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday signed into law a bill eliminating a 20 percent federal import tax on international purchases worth up to 50 U.S. dollars made online through postal deliveries.The new law changes the simplified tax rules for purchases made through foreign platforms, ending the so-called blouse tax, which had been charged since August 2024.The measure allows the Finance Ministry to modify import tax rates and authorize differentiated tax treatment depending on the import method and whether e-commerce platforms comply with government rules.The government may also set limits on the quantity and frequency of purchases, as well as mechanisms to prevent the artificial splitting of shipments and the resale of purchased goods.The measure was issued by the government in May and approved by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate on Sept. 3.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed Thursday when a small plane crashed in a rural area of Agua Boa in Brazil's central-western state of Mato Grosso, local authorities said.The three bodies were found burned among the wreckage and had not yet been identified. They were taken for forensic examination.The crash occurred in the morning on a rural property about 18 km from the urban area of Agua Boa and 730 km from Cuiaba, the state capital.The aircraft caught fire upon impact and was completely destroyed. Firefighters were called to the scene at around 8:50 a.m. local time and used about 4,000 liters of water to put out the blaze. Military police also responded to the scene.The flight's origin and destination have not yet been reported, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation.