Incident in the Persian Gulf

Another incident has occurred in the Persian Gulf. On Monday, speedboats belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards approached two American ships to within around 60 metres. The crews of the USS Firebolt and the USCG Baranoff had, according to the US, repeatedly called on the Iranians to turn away via radio and megaphone. Only after the Firebolt warning shots were fired, the Iranian boats moved away from the American boats.
The incident is not the first of its kind. Time and again, speedboats of the Iranian armed forces approach US warships to within a few metres, sail around them and seize the weapons on board.

Text: mb; Photo: US Navy