Three Iranian naval sailed head-on toward a pair of U.S. Navy ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, leading to an hour-long confrontation.
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Iranian naval vessels challenged ships from the U.S. 5th Fleet sailing through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, leading the U.S. to respond with warning flares.vessels approached a U.S. convoy comprised of the coastal patrol ship USS Sirocco and the fast transport ship USNS Choctaw County, which were conducting a routine transit through the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command 5th Fleet said in a statement.
"The full interaction among all vessels lasted one hour and ended when the IRGCN craft departed the area. U.S. Navy ships continued their transit without further incident," the statement continued.A video screenshot of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy operating in an unsafe and unprofessional manner in close proximity to patrol coastal ship USS Sirocco and expeditionary fast transport USNS Choctaw County in the Strait of Hormuz, June 20, 2022.
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