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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: 4, Insightful) by gnampff on Friday August 26 2016, @07:53PM
I know that they should be fine with Iranian ships patrolling the US coast. I just doubt that they would be as cool about it as they would have to be if that ever actually happened.
The US like to raise their finger from time to time and talk about what is right and good but when it comes to actually signing all the conventions the UN produced to codify the Right Thing(tm) they backpedal.
I do not see why I am supposed to put my trust into a nation that refuses to sign a few pieces of paper saying that they will adhere to minimum standards about human rights.