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U.S. Boats Take Defensive
Action Against Iranian Speedboats in Strait of Hormuz
Fox
News
Monday January 7, 2007
The United States warned Iran on Monday to refrain from any
further provocations following a weekend standoff in the Strait
of Hormuz, off Iran's coast, that ended after U.S. ships armed
their weapons in preparation to defend against threatening Iranian
boats.
"We urge the Iranians to refrain from such provocative actions
that could lead to a dangerous incident in the future," National
Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said Monday.
Pentagon sources say what was believed to be five Iranian Revolutionary
Guard speed boats — described as "cigarette" boats
— charged at the three U.S. Navy ships sailing in the Strait
of Hormuz early Sunday en route to the Persian Gulf, FOX News
confirmed.
The Iranian boats came within 200 yards of the U.S. ships —
a cruiser, a frigate and a destroyer that U.S. officials said
were on a routine transport mission.
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The U.S. ships were forced to take defensive action to avoid
striking the close-by Iranian boats and armed their weapons, but
neither side fired any shots.
The small Iranian boats also reportedly threw boxes into the
water ahead of the U.S. boats before speeding off. It could not
immediately be determined what was in the boxes.
The boats were not marked, and not believed to belong to the
Iranian State Navy but rather the Iranian Revolutionary Guard,
which Navy officials believe are more threatening and unpredictable
than Iran's regular navy. Officials said Monday the boats' actions
over the weekend were consistent with Revolutionary Guard, and
the U.S. Navy appears resolute in its belief that the boats belonged
to the group.
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman described the situation as a
"serious incident that deserves an explanation. ... It was
careless, reckless and potentially hostile activity."
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