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Sunday, August 28, 2016

U.S. Navy calls high-speed approach by Iranian ships dangerous harassment

Four Iranian ships made reckless maneuvers close to a U.S. warship this week, the Pentagon said Thursday, in an incident that officials said could have led to dangerous escalation.

William Urban, a spokesman for the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, said the four vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps conducted a “high-speed intercept” and passed close to the USS Nitze, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, in international waters around the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.

The Iranian ships ignored repeated radio, whistle and flare warnings from the Nitze and slowed their approach only when they were within 300 yards of the U.S. ship, Urban said. He described the Iranian actions as “unsafe and unprofessional.”

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16 comments:

Anonymous said...

see what all that $$ got us ?

Anonymous said...

They are getting us ready for the eventual declaration of war.
Telling us lies as usual.

Anonymous said...

Sink the radical muslims.

Anonymous said...

Bingo 2:19 and they know our weakling president will do nothing. Next time this happens they need to be blown out of the water.

Anonymous said...

Obama wants a war either over there, or a race war here.

Anonymous said...

Yup

Anonymous said...

3:19 - and the Iranian ships too!

Anonymous said...

Yup its coming,

Anonymous said...

Has anyone seen 400 million in OUR tax money? State department has know idea where it went.

Anonymous said...

Those aren't ships, they're four boats.

Anonymous said...

The leaders of Iran will go along with the leaders of Israel and the US.
They will engage in a pretend war with plenty of real casualties.
They will be paid handsomely for their compliance.
They will help the west murder their civilians and turn their country into a heap of destruction.
Just like happened in Iraq and Afghanistan. And Lybia. And Yemen.

Anonymous said...

They are testing us. Not wise. The minute they open up on anyone!!the Mossad will surgically strike every capability they have. Israel is very patient but intolerant of these demons! funny how we don't hear much from them lately?

Anonymous said...

we need Israel to defend us cause you know pres Osama wont

Anonymous said...

They are doing all they can to provoke us. Then when something happens they will make others believe that we somehow started it.

Anonymous said...

Israel needs to just turn Iran into glass.

Anonymous said...

It's been 50 years since we were in ship to ship combat, maybe longer. Cyber attack and mass rioting is out threat.