Vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps force US Navy ship to change course
March 6, 2017
By Robert Spencer
The official said attempts were made to communicate over radio, but there was no response and the interaction was “unsafe and unprofessional.” “Unprofessional”? No. It was a deliberate provocation. This weak and limp schoolmarmery from the Navy only encourages more such provocations. Note also that Reuters refers to the “Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps,” leaving out the “Islamic” from the group’s name. “U.S. Navy ship changes course after Iran vessel interaction: U.S. official,” Reuters, March 6, 2017: WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) – Multiple fast-attack vessels from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps came close to a U.S. Navy ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, forcing it to change direction… …the IRGCN boats came within 600 yards of the USNS Invincible, a tracking ship, and stopped. The Invincible was being accompanied by three ships from British Royal Navy and forced the formation to change course. The official said attempts were made to communicate over radio, but there was no response and the interaction was “unsafe and unprofessional.”
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