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Interview, the top navy commander for the region says the threat is real. >> they have a growing capability in cruise missiles, they have a growing capability in ballistic missiles, they have a growing capability in unmanned surface systems. >> reporter: cnn went aboard the u.s.s. gladiator, one of the mine countermeasure ships in the gulf where the crew faces the threat iran poses to the u.s. and shipping in this critical area. >> we are prepared for everything that they actually have and every...

>> reporter: for the commanding officer of uss gladiator, the mission is making sure that if iran lays mines in the vital strait of armus waterway, the ship will be able to find and destroy them. >> we take it as a threat that is something that could happen and we need to be ready for and prepared for. >> reporter: u.s. military officials say that some of the new russian missiles and weapon systems going into iran are so strong with long ranges, very powerful that it means the u.s. military may ...

Enjoy. >> reporter: the hawkish language from national security adviser john bolton is at odds with the pentagon, according to a senior military official. the official said the military is seeking to avoid open conflict with iran and rely instead on economic and diplomatic pressure. but in an exclusive television interview, the top navy commander for the region says the threat is real. >> they have a growing capability in cruise missiles, in ballistic missiles, they have a growing capability in ...

Systems. >> u.s. military officials say some of these new russian weapons moving into iran are so powerful with longer ranges that the u.s. military may have to clang the way it conducts operations in the waterways within the next five years. >> and you were aboard the u.s.s. gladiator. >> there are four of these out there. they are permanently stationed out here in the gulf. it is to keep the shipping lanes open, commerce oil shipping to keep all of it going. >> thank you so much. appreciate it...