Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Iranian Speedboats 'Harass' U.S. Navy Destroyer In The Strait Of Hormuz



Reuters: Iran vessels make 'high speed intercept' of U.S. ship: defense official

Four vessels from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) "harassed" a U.S. destroyer on Tuesday by carrying out a "high speed intercept" in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday.

The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said two of the Iranian vessels came within 300 yards of the USS Nitze in an incident that was "unsafe and unprofessional."

"The Iranian high rate of closure...created a dangerous, harassing situation that could have led to further escalation including additional defensive measures by Nitze," the official said.

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More News On Iranian Speedboats Harassing A U.S. Navy Destroyer In The Strait Of Hormuz

Iranian boats harassed U.S. destroyer in Persian Gulf -- Navy Times
Navy Destroyer 'Harassed' by Iranian Speedboats, US Official Says -- ABC news
Iranian ships harass US destroyer -- The Hill
Iranian Guards Harass US Warship -- Defense News
Four Iranian vessels 'harass' US Navy ship in Strait of Hormuz, official says -- FOX News
Iranian ships reportedly conduct unsafe ‘high-speed intercept’ of U.S. destroyer -- Washington Times

9 comments:

fazman said...

Because they didnt want a dozen asm down their throat.

fazman said...

Because they didnt want a dozen asm down their throat.

Unknown said...

Make the hulls icebreaker like and play chicken.

Jay Farquharson said...

Not losing enough war's yet?

RRH said...

If the Iranians were serious about a high speed attack on an enemy vessel, they wouldn't bother using a boat.


http://www.militaryaerospace.com/blogs/mil-aero-blog/2013/07/how-vulnerable-are-u-s-navy-vessels-to-advanced-anti-ship-cruise-missiles.html

RRH said...

If the Iranians were serious about a high speed attack on an enemy vessel, they wouldn't bother using a boat.


http://www.militaryaerospace.com/blogs/mil-aero-blog/2013/07/how-vulnerable-are-u-s-navy-vessels-to-advanced-anti-ship-cruise-missiles.html

fazman said...

U.s vs iran, would not result in a u.s loss.

Jay Farquharson said...

US game play say's yes.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Challenge_2002

hurhur said...

a war with the u.s. would destroy iran in literally every way possible.

I haven't been on this site in about a year, and the same guys are on here lol, being dedicated to spreading bs and openly displaying ignorance to reality is an enduring combination it seems. carry on fellas