US Navy: Iranian ships harass, almost collide with 6 US warships in international waters

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US Navy: Iran harassed US vessels in Gulf, came within yards of colliding

No mention of the incident was found in Iranian media.

By Jerusalem Post, April 15, 2020:

Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard boats have harassed US warships, according to a new report, coming dangerously close. The incidents happened in the Persian Gulf according to CNN with one ship coming within “10 yards of colliding,” CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr tweeted Wednesday.

The US says that the IRGC vessels conducted unsafe and unprofessional actions, coming around ships’ bows and sterns at close range in the North Arabian Gulf. They harassed the USS Lewis Puller which was supporting US 5th fleet operations. The Puller is operating Apache helicopters as a floating base, which some have alleged is a message to Iran.

The Iranian naval harassment comes as Iranian media recently reported it had conducted underwater mapping last week for its submarines. A Hong-Kong flagged tanker also reported being boarded by armed men, suspected to be linked to Iran, before the men left on Tuesday. Last July the USS Boxer downed an Iranian drone using jamming equipment.

Iran is struggling to confront a massive coronavirus outbreak and it has been angry that US sanctions are not being lifted. It has been seeking to harass US forces in Iraq. It sent the head of its national security council to Iraq in March to coordinate pressure against the US and sent IRGC head Esmail Ghaani to Iraq in early April to speak with pro-Iranian groups.

The US carried out airstrikes against Iran’s IRGC leader Qasem Soleimani in January, killing him and a key Iraqi militia leader. Iran’s retaliation with ballistic missile strikes in mid-January and the US recently withdrew from a half-dozen posts in Iraq, consolidating forces and moving air defense to Iraq.

 

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Mohammed_Goldberg
Mohammed_Goldberg
3 years ago

If the Iranian vessels are in the wrong, split them in half and keep going.

France-HP-a-ciel-ouvert
France-HP-a-ciel-ouvert
3 years ago

If ? 😛

Dan Roley
Dan Roley
3 years ago

Geller has so many of the iran tricks figured out.. nothing new in this ‘naval’ confrontation.
i laugh thinking these islamist goat herders want to pretend ‘fight’.. WW3.
We need to turn iran into glass lakes
.

Michelle
Michelle
3 years ago

It would be a real shame if any failed to get out of the way. Bump! Splash! I wonder if RGs can swim or do they prefer to be “martyrs”?

Sgtsnuffy
Sgtsnuffy
3 years ago
Reply to  Michelle

HOPEFULLY MARTYRS THE FISHIES GOTTA EAT TOO DONCHA KNOW.

Bacchus
Bacchus
3 years ago
Reply to  Sgtsnuffy

Poor fish.. eating all that crap.

Kathy Brown, Esq.
Kathy Brown, Esq.
3 years ago
Reply to  Bacchus

Hahahahaha Bacchus! I know that’s right!

And I’m surprised that Sgt. up there wants to be cruel to the fish.

evangeline golding
evangeline golding
3 years ago
Reply to  Michelle

I prefer them to be dead terrorists.

Sgtsnuffy
Sgtsnuffy
3 years ago

APPARENTLY THE GUY WHO WROTE THE ARTICLE CAN’T TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DAMNED SHIP AND A SPEED BOAT.

CharlieSeattle
CharlieSeattle
3 years ago
Reply to  Sgtsnuffy

1,200 pounds of RDX in a suicide attack doesn’t care either.

USS Cole,……………….remember?

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
3 years ago
Reply to  CharlieSeattle

The USS Cole attack was setup by a loyal muslum sailor in the USN who handed over ship berthing information to Al Qaida.

Dan Roley
Dan Roley
3 years ago
Reply to  CharlieSeattle

Seattle ? we are praying to Our Lord to Cancel all FREE HIV antivirals the Feds dispense to that antifa iran proxy NAMBLA hdqrts. ????
A slow agonizing ending by AIDS is coming for sexattle ..(aka sodom !)
ex- seattle citizen here.
rwandaprivatesecurity.

patd
patd
3 years ago
Reply to  Sgtsnuffy

Well those are the irainian naval ships…all they could afford for their navy.

Bacchus
Bacchus
3 years ago

If these Iranian morons want a war then give them one. They are too stupid to win.

Dave Glynn
Dave Glynn
3 years ago

No warning necessary!
Just mow these muzrat fools down.
They’re a danger to shipping and need to be taught to respect bigger traffic.
You wouldn’t catch me arguing with a bus while crossing a road.

L-Dan
L-Dan
3 years ago

Easy problem for the Navy to fix. Just press a few missile launch buttons.

Dustin John
Dustin John
3 years ago

Why the hell were they not blown out of the water before they got so close? That makes this a successful test run to ram a boatload of explosives into an aircraft carrier.

durabo
durabo
3 years ago

Let CNO issue clear ROE, so our skippers are able to sink the enemy vessels. Warn once; fire for effect if warning is disregarded. Then, send the Persians a dozen glass-bottomed rowboats so the mullahs can visit the Iranian fleet…..

evangeline golding
evangeline golding
3 years ago
Reply to  durabo

It’s gone beyond giving them a warning. They commit atrocities across the world constantly.
They’ve had enough chances…
Blowing them out them out of the water is all they’ll understand.

Don39
Don39
3 years ago

We lost another round and in doing so invited more and emboldened action in the future! Mr. President this cannot stand.

danE
danE
3 years ago

THE HEADLINE SAID iranian SHIPS! ALL I SAW WAS BOATS!

Dorrie_
Dorrie_
3 years ago
Reply to  danE

They were GUN BOATS and they were clearly harassing our Navy. They should have been SUNK. Size, in their case, doesn’t matter. Iran gets away with every bit of harassment they do and it’s time to push back HARD.

evangeline golding
evangeline golding
3 years ago

So why didn’t the American ships blow them out of the water?
They’re a known enemy, the American ships were in international waters, not territorial ones, and they were being harassed and put in danger.
Isn’t that enough to justify direct action against them? WTAF is it going to take????

DemocracyRules
DemocracyRules
3 years ago

Because Iran is looking for a war to distract the dying populace. Trump won’t play that game. At $20 oil, Iran is cooked.

Ed Maher
Ed Maher
3 years ago

When I was in the Navy my Commander in Chief (Ronald Reagan) told the CO’s of all Navy vessels: “If course of vessel blocked by Soviet Navy, do not change course, ram if necessary”!
Why give these two bit nothings a pass! RAM THEM!!!

Meg
Meg
3 years ago

Iranians want money. What happened to the billion that Obama gave them?

patd
patd
3 years ago
Reply to  Meg

A $150 billion.

LeslieFish
LeslieFish
3 years ago

Enough of coddling fools and tyrants! If the Iranian ships won’t get out of the way, ram them. If they shoot, blow them out of the water. If their troops try to board, blow them back into the water. The more Iranian ships, troops, and weapons we can get rid of, the better.

Kathy Brown, Esq.
Kathy Brown, Esq.
3 years ago

Uhh…apparently the obvious never occurs to these throwbacks. Listen closely muzzrats: You’re in the mess you’re in with us BECAUSE you’re arrogant and bloodthirsty. So it’s a good bet that more of the same won’t get you fixed up.

Now’s when you apologize and SHOW actual remorse, instead of ramping up your previous bad. And once you’re “good” for a year or so, I’m sure our glorious Pres. will be glad to send you some virus meds. Of course by that time tons of you muslimes will be dead and buried, but…

Oh well.

Stu Jones
Stu Jones
3 years ago

Shades of the USS Cole incident. Why The F&*K would you let these morons get that close to your ships? Any war ship would be justified in reacting to this direct threat to their safety.

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