US ship fires warning shots in encounter with Iranian boats
WASHINGTON: A US Coast Guard cutter fired two volleys of warning shots Monday as a group of 13 Iranian fast boats sped toward US Navy vessels in the Persian Gulf's Strait of Hormuz in what the Pentagon called “unsafe and unprofessional” maneuvers by the naval arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the Iranian vessels maneuvered at high speed toward six Navy ships that were escorting the guided missile submarine USS Georgia through the Strait. After the Coast Guard cutter Maui unleashed a second volley of warning shots, the Iranian boats backed off, Kirby said.
“They were acting very aggressively,” Kirby told reporters at the Pentagon. He said they got within 150 yards of the US ships, which included the guided missile cruiser USS Monterey. A day earlier, the Monterey had intercepted an arms shipment aboard a dhow in the Arabian Sea apparently headed for Yemen, whose Houthi rebels are supported by Iran.
Kirby said the Maui fired two rounds of warning shots from its .50-caliber machine gun — the first round when the Iranian boats got to within 300 yards of the US ships, and the second when they got within 150 yards.
“After the second round of warning shots the 13 fast attack craft from the IRGC-N broke contact,” he said, ending the encounter. arabnews
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said the Iranian vessels maneuvered at high speed toward six Navy ships that were escorting the guided missile submarine USS Georgia through the Strait. After the Coast Guard cutter Maui unleashed a second volley of warning shots, the Iranian boats backed off, Kirby said.
“They were acting very aggressively,” Kirby told reporters at the Pentagon. He said they got within 150 yards of the US ships, which included the guided missile cruiser USS Monterey. A day earlier, the Monterey had intercepted an arms shipment aboard a dhow in the Arabian Sea apparently headed for Yemen, whose Houthi rebels are supported by Iran.
Kirby said the Maui fired two rounds of warning shots from its .50-caliber machine gun — the first round when the Iranian boats got to within 300 yards of the US ships, and the second when they got within 150 yards.
“After the second round of warning shots the 13 fast attack craft from the IRGC-N broke contact,” he said, ending the encounter. arabnews
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Kapal AS melepaskan tembakan peringatan saat bertemu dengan kapal Iran.
Republikanews.Online, WASHINGTON: Seorang Penjaga Pantai AS melepaskan dua tembakan peringatan pada hari Senin ketika sekelompok 13 kapal cepat Iran melaju menuju kapal Angkatan Laut AS di Selat Hormuz Teluk Persia dalam apa yang disebut Pentagon sebagai manuver "tidak aman dan tidak profesional" oleh angkatan laut Korps Pengawal Revolusi Islam. Sekretaris pers Pentagon John Kirby mengatakan kapal-kapal Iran bermanuver dengan kecepatan tinggi menuju enam kapal Angkatan Laut yang mengawal kapal selam berpeluru kendali USS Georgia melalui Selat. Setelah pemotong Coast Guard Maui melepaskan tembakan peringatan kedua, kapal-kapal Iran mundur, kata Kirby. "Mereka bertindak sangat agresif," kata Kirby kepada wartawan di Pentagon. Dia mengatakan mereka berada dalam jarak 150 yard dari kapal AS, termasuk kapal penjelajah peluru kendali USS Monterey. Sehari sebelumnya, Monterey telah mencegat pengiriman senjata di atas kapal dhow di Laut Arab yang tampaknya menuju Yaman, yang pemberontak Houthi-nya didukung oleh Iran. Kirby mengatakan, Maui menembakkan dua putaran tembakan peringatan dari senapan mesin kaliber .50 - putaran pertama ketika kapal Iran berada dalam jarak 300 yard dari kapal AS, dan yang kedua ketika mereka sampai dalam jarak 150 yard. "Setelah putaran kedua tembakan peringatan, 13 kapal serang cepat dari IRGC-N memutuskan kontak," katanya, mengakhiri pertemuan itu. arabnews
