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President Trump said Wednesday that he’s instructed the U.S. Navy to “shoot down and destroy” any Iranian gunboats harassing American ships, in the wake of a tense encounter in theĀ Persian Gulf.Ā
“I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if theyĀ harassĀ our ships at sea,” Trump tweeted.
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The encounter happened last week. SixĀ U.S. NavyĀ warships were conducting drills withĀ US ArmyĀ Apache attack helicopters in international waters offĀ IranĀ last Wednesday when they were repeatedly harassed by 11 Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Navy vessels, the U.S. Navyās 5th Fleet reported.
The Iranian ships repeatedly crossed in front and behind the U.S. vesselsĀ at extremely close range and high speeds, including multiple crossings of one ship,Ā the Puller, with a 50-yard closest point of approach and within 10Ā yards of another ship, the Maui’s, bow, a 5th Fleet statement said.
The Navy also reported that the USS Paul Hamilton, USS Firebolt, USS Sirocco and USCGC Wrangell, as well as the Puller and Maui, were involved in the exercises.
The U.S. crews responded by issuing multiple warnings via radioāincluding five short blasts from the shipsā horns and long-grange acoustic noise maker devices, but received no response from the IRGCN, the Navyās 5th Fleet said in a statement.
After approximately an hour, the Iranian vessels responded to the radio queries, before maneuvering away from the U.S. ships and increasing the distance between them, according to the Navy.
The Navy said that the Iranianās dangerous and provocative actions āincreased the risk of miscalculation and collisionā and were in violation of international maritime ārules of the road.ā The Navy also said they were not in accordance with international law to act safely with other vessels in the area.
The incident last weekĀ came one day after Iranian gunmen stormed a Hong Kong-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz before quickly leaving when they learned the vessel was from China.
The U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Marines and Army have been conducting joint interoperability operations in the Gulf since March. . .
(Excerpt from Fox News. Article by Brooke Singman.)
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Lord we pray that you save innocent lives from the tyrannical rule of countries and their actions.