CNN reports that a U.S. Navy patrol craft fired warning shots at an Iranian vessel:
A US Navy patrol craft fired three warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps boat Wednesday after US officials said it had harassed that patrol craft, CNN has learned. Another US patrol craft and a Kuwaiti Navy ship were also harassed in the incident, which took place in the northern end of the Persian Gulf.
At one point, the Iranian boat came within 200 yards of one of the US Navy boats. When it failed to leave the area after the Navy had fired flares and had a radio conversation with the Iranian crew, the US officials said, the USS Squall fired three warning shots. Following standard maritime procedures, the Navy fired the three shots into the water to ensure the Iranians understood they needed to leave the immediate area.
Also at Reuters.
The incident occurred a day after four Iranian vessels made a "high speed intercept" of a U.S. warship.
(Score: 2) by Subsentient on Friday August 26 2016, @05:35PM
Because cnn.com is down at the moment. Just a white page. Great.
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(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday August 26 2016, @05:42PM
As of this moment, it works for me.
However, I will add these:
https://news.google.com/news/section?q=us+navy+iran [google.com]
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-navy-idUSKCN110285 [reuters.com]
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(Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday August 26 2016, @07:51PM
If CNN.com is down, it could be because the news is BREAKING.
And on a different topic, to anyone who says that American news organizations just make stuff up and call it news, I would point out:
You're wrong. They call it Breaking News.
The lower I set my standards the more accomplishments I have.