Iranian Vessel Approaches U.S. Navy Destroyer in Persian Gulf

(Fox News) Lucas Tomlinson - A U.S. Navy destroyer had another close encounter with an Iranian Revolutionary Guard "fast attack craft" in the Persian Gulf Monday. Two U.S. officials said the Iranian ship came within 1,000 yards of the guided missile destroyer USS Mahan with its weapons manned. The Mahan altered course to avoid the Iranian warship, sounded the danger signal, fired flares and manned its own weapons. According to the U.S. military, Iran harassed U.S. Navy warships through "unprofessional" interactions at least 35 times in 2016.


2017-04-26 00:00:00

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