A US Navy ship fired warning shots toward a trio of Iranian military boats that came too close to American vessels in the Persian Gulf on Monday, authorities said.
The three speedboats operated by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps moved within 68 yards of the USS Firebolt and the US Coast Guard vessel Baranoff, the US Navy said Tuesday.
American and Iranian warships had a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf. US Navy via APAt first, the Navy said, US crews sent multiple radio warnings to the Iranian boats, but they continued to move closer.
“The crew of Firebolt then fired warning shots, and the [Revolutionary Guard] vessels moved away to a safe distance from the US vessels,” the US Fifth Fleet said in a statement.
A US Navy ship fired warning shots toward the Iranian military boats. US Navy via APMonday marked the second time this month a US ship had to issue warnings to Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf.
On April 2, four Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels in the Persian Gulf came close to two US Coast Guard patrol ships.
The three speedboats operated by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps moved within 68 yards of the USS Firebolt. US Coast Guard Atlantic AreaOne of the Iranian ships, a large Harth 55 catamaran, sharply cut in front of a US vessel before veering away to avoid a collision.
With Post wires
