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”.
IRGCN speedboats close to US vessels despite warnings, US Navy says
28 April 2021
by Michael Fabey
Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy (IRGCN) appear to have restarted harassing US vessels in the Gulf after a year-long pause.
The IRGCN’s fast transport ship
Shahed Nezari
cuts across the bow of a US Coast Guard Cutter
Wrangell
on 2 April.
(US 5th Fleet)
The US Navy’s 5th Fleet reported that three IRGCN fast inshore attack craft (FIACs) “failed to exercise due regard for the safety of other vessels” at around 2000 h local time on 26 April when “they came into close proximity to US naval vessels in international waters of the north Arabian [Persian] Gulf”.
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