U.S. military officials have told CNN that Navy and Coast Guard vessels in the Persian Gulf have recently been “harassed” by Iranian vessels twice earlier this month.
The incidents occurred on January 6, according to an anonymous senior U.S. military official. In the first, the USS New Orleans was sailing through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf when three Iranian Navy speed boats rapidly approached within 500 yards of the ship. In a second incident, U.S. personnel reported being approached by three high speed Iranian boats and seeing a forward gun on at least one of the vessels.
The Iranians allegedly did not respond to whistle signals or voice queries from the New Orleans, but the boats eventually broke away.
There is no way to confirm what the unnamed U.S. military officials said about the so-called “harassment” in the Gulf, even though CNN reported the allegations as fact.
Left out of CNN’s equation is whether the U.S. waging two aggressive, unnecessary wars directly along Iran’s east and west borders, constantly flooding the Persian Gulf with fleets of navy warships, bribing client states surrounding Iranian territory with weapons systems and money to allow U.S. military bases there, heaping restrictive sanctions on Iran’s energy and banking industries, flying spy drones above Iranian territory, launching cyber-attacks, proxy wars, and assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists qualifies as harassment.
Why bother to ask a mickey mouse donald duck Television station such as cnn about america agression/murder/genocide/rape/ torture/assasination/lies about their war criminal presidents who would kill their own citizens if they feel like.No problem with [cnn]
Iranian military officials complain American vessels harassing Iran's navy in the Gulf Of Mexico. Oh wait….
Come On, our current border security would be fine!
Considering the narrowness of the Straits, it's more like harassing Iran's navy in New York harbor.
Jee, maybe that's the sort of thing Hilary needed when she mentioned 'the way they've been behaving lately' as a reason not to expect their drone back. Now CNN-watchers will be thinking about Iranian joy rides next to their Navy –how eerie those Iranians be… within 500 yards, is that a magic number? Does this foreshadow? …kinda like driving by convenience stores …that aren't on the way home…
Mama, don't let your babies grow up to be GWoT-Suckers.
Gunboat diplomacy only works against, countries that are truly worried, Iran KNOWS what the Russians just said about attacks against their Interests and according to Russia they are interested in Iran. (like wouldnt they love to have an Indian Ocean Base, and wouldnt they Probably bet one if they stopped the US or Israel attacking them!)
Speedboats. At 500 yards. Absolutely terrifying.
I bet that really set the Glam-girls at the desks at CNN a-twitter. "Ooooooooo Sylvie…we're going to have another war to cover."
Waiting for the propaganda video with fake voice dub saying something along the lines of "we are coming to you" . . .
what is the beef. Last I saw and heard even the mighty US and the chosen ones call it the PERSIAN GULF.
The Chinese Leadership have got their heads up their ars**.I don't guess that they will be much of a strategic threat,they are too busy counting their pennies,nickels and dimes.
"seeing a forward gun on at least one of the vessels….." You've got to be joking?! Right? This coming from vessels bristling with guns and missiles. I'm at a loss here.