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Iran Harasses US Ships, Submarine in Strait of Hormuz
Voice of America
11 May 2021, 21:35 GMT+10
WASHINGTON - A U.S. Coast Guard cutter fired two rounds of warning shots at a group of Iranian fast boats after what the Pentagon described as an unsafe and unprofessional encounter in the Strait of Hormuz.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby called Monday s high-speed encounter, involving 13 Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) boats, significant given that it took place in an area where movement is limited.
According to Kirby, a group of six U.S. vessels, including the guided missile cruiser USS Monterey, had been escorting the guided missile submarine USS Georgia into the strait when the Iranian boats approached them at a very fast speed . acting very aggressively.
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US Navy s Coast Guard vessels fired warning shots at Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) boats in the Strait of Hormuz.
The US ships fired the shots at the IRGC boats after they closed in on the US vessels that were escorting guided missile submarine USS Georgia.
A Pentagon spokesman said the Iranian boats came in on the US ships at high speed and were just about 137 metres away from the US formation when the shots were fired. Earlier today a large group of IRGCN fast boats conducted unsafe and unprofessional maneuvers and failed to exercise due regard for the safety of US forces as required under international law, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said.
US ship fires warning shots in encounter with Iranian vessels
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Tue, May 11 2021 9:06 IST |
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US ship fires warning shots in encounter with Iranian vessels. Image Source: IANS News
Washington, May 11 : The Pentagon said that a US Coast Guard ship fired warning shots during a close encounter with vessels belonging to the Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) in the Strait of Hormuz.
Addressing a briefing on Monday, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that six US Navy vessels escorting the USS Georgia, a guided missile submarine, encountered 13 IRGCN fast attack boats while transiting through the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the day, reports Xinhua news agency.
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