IRGC harasses US warships again
by Jeremy Binnie
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy (IRGCN) has indicated that its recent harassment of US Navy (USN) vessels is part of a renewed policy of confrontation rather than the work of unruly commanders.
In a rare announcement, the 5th Fleet said USS
Georgia
entered the Gulf on 21 December 2020.
(US Naval Forces Central Command/5th Fleet)
In a statement released on 11 May, the IRGC’s naval wing accused the USN of unprofessional conduct that included “firing flares and aimless and provocative shots” at its vessels, which it said were “observing the legal distance enshrined in maritime guidelines and regulations”.
by Tyler Durden
Monday, May 10, 2021 - 06:10 PM
A rare direct live fire encounter took place Monday in the Strait of Hormuz between Iranian fast-attack boats and US naval warships. The Iranian vessels came dangerously close to multiple US ships during the incident in the vital waterway off Iran s coast.
The IRGC fast boats departed only after
some 30 warning shots were fired by a US Coast Guard vessel that had been escorting the naval group, which included up to six US Navy vessels and the guided-missile submarine USS Georgia. A large group of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, also known as the IRGCN, fast boats conducted unsafe and unprofessional maneuvers and failed to exercise due regard for the safety of US forces, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby described in a statement.
U.S. Navy releases footage of incident in Strait of Hormuz with Iranian Navy Forces
6 hours ago
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command has released footage of the incident in the Strait of Hormuz with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) on 10 May.
On Monday, IRGCN’s fast in-shore attack craft (FIAC), a type of speedboat armed with machine guns, conducted unsafe and unprofessional maneuvers and failed to exercise due regard for the safety of U.S. forces as required under international law while operating in close proximity to U.S. naval vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Two USCG cutters arrive in Athens, Greece en route to their homeport in Bahrain
The Sentinel-class fast response Coast Guard Cutters Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141) and Robert Goldman (WPC 1142) arrived in Athens for a routine logistics visit and key leader engagements, April 29, 2021.
“A common theme discussed throughout our engagements with the Hellenic Coast Guard, government, and industry leaders is the long-standing history of cooperation between the United States and Greece, particularly in the maritime sector. The exercises and exchanges between our crews and the Hellenic Coast Guard continued this tradition of partnership between both nations,” said Lt. Cmdr. Steve Hulse, commanding officer of Charles Moulthrope.