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Russians, Iranians hassle U.S. military in separate incidents
Eleven Iranian vessels conducted "dangerous and harassing" approaches of U.S
. ships in the international waters of the northern Persian Gulf on
Wednesday.
US Navy ship
Iranian navy vessels cross paths with US Navy ships in the Persian Gulf. |
US Navy
By LARA SELIGMAN
04/15/2020 06:00 PM EDT
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Russian and Iranian aircraft and boats came dangerously close to U.S. Navy
crews in two separate incidents Wednesday. In both cases, no one was injured.
In the first instance, 11 Iranian vessels conducted "dangerous and harassing
" approaches of U.S. ships in the international waters of the northern
Persian Gulf, coming as close as 10 yards to a Coast Guard cutter, the Navy
said.
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The incident renews tensions between Tehran and Washington after a recent
lull as both countries grapple with the global coronavirus pandemic. It is
the first provocative exchange between the two nations since early March,
when the U.S. and coalition aircraft struck Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah
militia group locations in Iraq in retaliation for the deaths of two U.S.
troops in a rocket attack a day earlier.
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy vessels repeatedly
crossed the bows and sterns of the six U.S. ships — including a guided-
missile destroyer and a Coast Guard cutter — at "extremely close range and
high speeds," according to a U.S. Navy statement.
The Iranian ships came within 50 yards of the USS Lewis B. Puller, an
expeditionary mobile base vessel, and 10 yards of the USCGC Maui, the Coast
Guard cutter, during the encounter, the Navy said.
The U.S. crews issued multiple warnings over the radio, ships' horns and
long-range acoustic noise-maker devices, but received no response.
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After about an hour, the Iranian vessels responded to the bridge-to-bridge
radio queries, then moved away from the U.S. ships.
"The IRGCN's dangerous and provocative actions increased the risk of
miscalculation and collision," and were not in accordance with international
recognized regulations, the Navy said.
In the second encounter, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet came within 25 feet of
a Navy P-8A maritime surveillance aircraft in international airspace over
the Mediterranean Sea, the Navy said.
The Russian jet conducted a "high-speed, inverted maneuver" in front of the
Navy aircraft, which caused wake turbulence and "put our pilots and crews at
risk," the Navy said.
"While the Russian aircraft was operating in international airspace, this
interaction was irresponsible," the Navy said in a statement. |
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