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Reuters: Iranian warship turns away U.S. battleship: Tasnim
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A rocket-bearing Iranian military vessel confronted an American battleship in the Gulf and warned it to stay away from a damaged Iranian fishing boat, Tasnim news agency reported Sunday, but the U.S. Navy denied any direct contact with Iranian forces.
The American battleship turned away after the warning from the Iranian vessel, which belonged to the naval branch of the Iranian army, according to Tasnim. The Iranian military vessel then towed the fishing boat, which had sent out a distress signal after taking on water, back to shore.
The agency did not specify when the incident, close to the strategic Strait of Hormuz, took place.
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Update #1: Iran says it warned off US ship, Navy denies it (ABC News/AP)
Update #2: Iran's navy warns off U.S. warship in Sea of Oman (New China)
WNU Editor: The U.S. Navy is denying this story .... the Iranians are saying it happened. Who to believe?
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