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US Navy Fires Warning Shots At Three Iranian Vessels In The Gulf Monday Night

 

Daily Mail: American warships fire warning shots at Iranian gunboats in Persian Gulf for the first time in nearly four years after Iran menaced US vessels 

 * US gunboats fired warning shots at three Iranian vessels in Gulf on Monday 

 * Move was in response to what US called 'close range maneuvers' by Iran Navy 

* After shots fired, Iran vessels 'moved away to a safe distance from US vessels' 

* On Monday, US accused Iranian navy of 'unsafe and unprofessional interaction' 

* Tense encounter took place in international waters in the Persian Gulf on April 2 

* Iranian Revolutionary Guard ship cut across the bows of two USCG vessels 

* US Navy calls the incident an 'unsafe and unprofessional interaction' 

A US military ship fired warning shots after three vessels from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came close to it and another American patrol boat in the Gulf, the United States military said on Tuesday.

'The US crews issued multiple warnings via bridge-to-bridge radio and loud-hailer devices, but the IRGCN vessels continued their close range maneuvers,' the military statement said. 

'The crew of Firebolt then fired warning shots, and the IRGCN vessels moved away to a safe distance from the US vessels,' the statement added, using the name for the US Navy patrol ship. 

Earlier this month, the Navy said that an Iranian warship repeatedly crossed the bows of US military vessels in international waters in an 'unsafe and unprofessional interaction.'  

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More News On The US Navy Firing Warning Shots At Three Iranian Vessels In The Gulf Monday Night  

US Navy fires warning shots in new tense encounter with Iran -- AP  

U.S. Navy ship fires warning shots after close encounter with Iranian vessels -- Reuters  

Pentagon says US Navy fired warning shots at Iran boats in Gulf -- Times of Israel/AFP  

U.S. Navy fires warning shots on three Iranian fast boats that got too close -- FOX News  

U.S. Navy Ship Fired Warning Shots At Iranian Boats After Close Encounter -- Forbes 

U.S. Navy ship fires warning shots after Iranian boats come close -- NBC  

U.S. Navy fires warning shots at Iranian gunboats in Persian Gulf -- Politico  

Iranian attack boats harassed US warships in Persian Gulf again on Monday, Navy says -- CNN 

U.S. Sailors Fire Warning Shots to Ward Off Harassing Iranian Fast Boats in Persian Gulf -- USNI News  

A US Navy ship fired warning shots after Iranian fast-attack boats got too close in the Persian Gulf -- Business Insider



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