Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Iran Says Its Drones Shadowed The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group In The Strait Of Hormuz


Navy Times: Iran claims its drones shadowed Nimitz strike group in Strait of Hormuz

Though the Iranians on Wednesday posted drone images of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group transiting the Strait of Hormuz, Navy officials say there have been no unsafe interactions with their forces in that strategic waterway since April.

The aircraft carrier Nimitz and its strike group transited the strait and arrived on station Sept. 18, said Navy Cmdr. Rebecca Rebarich, a spokeswoman for U.S. Naval Forces Central Command. Rebarich would not comment on the images posted by Iranian media and tweeted by the INTELSky military aircraft tracking site Wednesday morning, but said that the carrier began launching flight operations over Syria and Iraq that day.

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More News On Iran Saying Its Drones Shadowed The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group In The Strait Of Hormuz

Iran flew surveillance drone over US aircraft carrier near Persian Gulf -- The Guardian
IRGC Naval Drone Detects US Carrier Strike Group near Hormuz Strait -- Tasnim (Iran)
Photos: Iranian Drone Makes Close Pass Over US Navy’s Nimitz Aircraft Carrier in Persian Gulf -- Sputnik
IRGC Taunts US With Spy Drone Close-Ups Of Nimitz Carrier In Strait Of Hormuz -- Zero Hedge

3 comments:

RussInSoCal said...

Battleships? Funny. I don't see any "Battleships". I do see Aegis class DDG's. Which were likely tracking the Iranian drones as they buzzed overhead.

This is not a new phenomenon.

Anonymous said...

Trust no one up there..

Anonymous said...

Iran is simply jealous that it does not have a real navy.