Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Eleven Iranian Speed Boats Harass Six American Naval Ships At Close Range In The Arabian Gulf





The Guardian: Iranian boats come 'dangerously' close to US navy warships

* IRGC navy boats condemned for ‘harassing approaches’
* US officials say 11 small boats circled six US warships

Iranian navy vessels came within 10 yards of American warships in the Persian Gulf in what the US navy described as a series of “dangerous and harassing approaches”.

The close encounters on Wednesday and the aggressive tactics pursued by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy, visible from photos and video released by the US Fifth Fleet, represent a blow to the Trump administration’s claims to have “restored deterrence” in its relations with Iran.

Coming on the same day that the US navy said that a Russian warplane performed an “unsafe” intercept of one of its surveillance planes over the Mediterranean, the incidents also served as a reminder that the coronavirus pandemic has not ended dangerous military rivalries around the world.

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More News On Eleven Iranian Speed Boats Harassing Six American Naval Ships At Close Range In The Arabian Gulf

Iranian vessels come dangerously close to American military ships: U.S. military -- Reuters
Nearly a dozen Iranian vessels come dangerously close to US military ships in the Gulf, Pentagon says -- CNBC
US Navy accuses Iran's Revolutionary Guard of harassing its ships in the Gulf -- The National
US says Iranian vessels 'harassed' American warships in Arabian sea -- CNN
11 Iranian ships come close to U.S. military vessels in 'dangerous and provocative' move -- The Hill
11 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels harass US warships in the Persian Gulf -- Military Times
Swarm of Iranian Boats Harassed US Ships in Persian Gulf, Navy Says -- Military.com
Photos show nearly a dozen Iranian attack boats harassing US Navy and Coast Guard ships in 'dangerous' exchange -- Business Insider
VIDEO: Iranian Attack Boats Harass U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Vessels in Persian Gulf -- USNI News
Iranian Speed Boat Swarm Harasses American Naval Ships At Very Close Range In Persian Gulf -- Warzone/The Drive
‘Dangerous & harassing’? WATCH Iranian boats buzz US Navy vessels ‘patrolling’ Persian Gulf -- RT

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Go Iran go!

May God bless the soldiers of resistance.

Paging Russ! Paging Russ! We need you and fellow toilet cleaners more than ever!

Shore leave is canceled, now kiss the gunner's daughter!

Dave Goldstein said...

Too bad the Navy doesn't have A-10's

RussInSoCal said...

And in swoops the halfwit jokester. /Kinda like Zorro.

(although I did have to google 'kiss the gunner's daughter' - which was a horrible thing indeed)

Anonymous said...

Take Russ below for the makings! Quick, before he gains any more weight!

RussInSoCal said...

Dave,

Actually deck-mounted 7.62 miniguns with incendiary rounds would do fine. But the Iranians were behaving just outside the parameters of lethal force.

We need a change in rules of engagement. Again.