US Warships Fire Warning Shots at 3 Iranian Vessels in The Gulf Published April 28th, 2021 - 07:50 GMT
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US gunboats fired warning shots at three Iranian vessels in Gulf on Monday.
A US military ship fired warning shots after three vessels from Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came close to it and another American patrol boat in the Gulf, the United States military said on Tuesday.
Also Read The US crews issued multiple warnings via bridge-to-bridge radio and loud-hailer devices, but the IRGCN vessels continued their close range maneuvers, the military statement said. The crew of Firebolt then fired warning shots, and the IRGCN vessels moved away to a safe distance from the US vessels, the statement added, using the name for the US Navy patrol ship.
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U.S. Sailors Fire Warning Shots to Ward Off Harassing Iranian Fast Boats in Persian Gulf
April 27, 2021 6:07 PM
Three Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast inshore attack craft (FIAC) approach the patrol coastal ship USS Firebolt (PC-10), while the U.S. vessel was conducting routine maritime security patrols in the international waters of the North Persian Gulf on April 26, 2021. US Navy Photo
U.S. sailors fired warning shots to ward off a trio of Iranian fast attack boats harassing U.S. Navy and Coast Guard vessels in the Persian Gulf on Monday, U.S. officials told USNI News today.