Iran Vessels ‘Intercept’ U.S. Ship, Defense Official Says
8/26/16
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from The Huffington Post,
8/24/16:
The official called the incident ‘unsafe’ & ‘unprofessional’.
Four vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ‘harassed’ a US destroyer on Tuesday by carrying out a high speed intercept in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz a US defense official said on Wednesday.
The official, speaking on 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 USS Nitze had to alter course in order to increase its distance from the Iranian vessels.
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