Iranian Ships Come Close to US Naval Vessels Operating in Persian Gulf

Iranian military vessels came within 10 yards of a US Naval ships patrolling the Persian Gulf on April 15, the US military has reported.

This video was released by the US Navy, which said “Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels conducted unsafe and unprofessional actions against U.S. military ships by crossing the ships’ bows and sterns at close range while operating in international waters of the North Arabian Gulf.”

According to a CENTCOM statement, a total of eleven Iranian boats were involved in the encounter. CENTCOM said Iranian ships at one point came within 10 yards of the USCGC Maui, identified as an island-class cutter.

“After approximately one hour, the IRGCN vessels responded to the bridge-to-bridge radio queries, then maneuvered away from the U.S. ships and opened distance between them,” the statement said. Credit: US Navy via Storyful