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An Iranian navy ship conducts an unsafe and unprofessional action by crossing the bow of a US Coast Guard patrol boat in the Gulf on April 2. US NAVYAFP
US Navy fired warning shots on Iran boats in Gulf: Pentagon
Thu, 29 April 2021
A US Navy vessel fired warning shots toward three Iranian military speed boats in the Gulf this week to warn them after they sped close to the ship, the Navy said on April 27.
The three fast inshore attack craft operated by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy came within 62m of the USS Firebolt and the US Coast Guard vessel Baranoff on April 26 in international waters in the northern part of the Gulf, the Navy said.
2021-04-28 02:05:19 GMT2021-04-28 10:05:19(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
WASHINGTON, April 27 (Xinhua) A U.S. Navy patrol ship fired warning shots at Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels in international waters of the northern Persian Gulf, the Navy said on Tuesday.
Three IRGCN armed speed boats Monday rapidly approached U.S. Navy patrol coastal ship USS Firebolt and a U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat to unnecessarily close range with unknown intent, including a closest point of approach of 68 yards (62 meters) to both U.S. ships, the Navy said in a statement. The U.S. crews issued multiple warnings via bridge-to-bridge radio and loud-hailer devices, but the IRGCN vessels continued their close range maneuvers, the statement said. The crew of Firebolt then fired warning shots, and the IRGCN vessels moved away to a safe distance from the U.S. vessels.
A US Navy patrol ship fired warning shots at Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels in international waters of the northern Persian Gulf, the Navy said.Three IRGCN armed speed boats Monday rapidly approached US Navy .
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WASHINGTON A US Navy vessel fired warning shots toward three Iranian military speed boats in the Gulf this week to warn them after they sped close to the ship, the Navy said Tuesday.
The three fast inshore attack craft operated by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy came within 68 yards (62 meters) of the USS Firebolt and the US Coast Guard vessel Baranoff on Monday in international waters in the northern part of the Gulf, the Navy said.
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A U.S. ship in the North Arabian Sea resorted to firing warnings shots to get three Iranian attack craft to back off following a close encounter in international waters.
The U.S. 5th Fleet issued a statement Tuesday accusing the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) boats of failing to heed radio warnings and other attempts to hail them, while coming within 62 meters of the USS Firebolt, a navy patrol ship, and the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Baranoff.
The statement said the two U.S. ships were conducting routine security operations when the armed Iranian boats came “unnecessarily close” and “increased the risk of miscalculation and/or collision” during the encounter late Monday.