The US Navy has released footage of the encounter on Monday night in the International Maritime Zone north of the Persian Gulf. The sound of a shot can be heard in the footage.
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America and Iran (US-Iran) have once again met face-to-face in the Persian Gulf. An American warship, present here, opened fire warning the ships of Iran’s Paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. Actually, the Iranian ship came close to the American warship during petrol. The US Navy gave its information on Wednesday.
The US Navy has released footage of the encounter on Monday night in the international maritime zone north of the Persian Gulf. The sound of a shot can be heard in the footage. Iran has not commented on the incident yet. The US Navy reported that the USS Firebolt opened fire when warning three ships of the Revolutionary Guard came within its 62-meter radius.
The #US have released a statement and footage of 26th April interaction between 3 #Iran|ian (#IRGC Navy) fast attack craft and #USNavy USS Firebolt and USGC Baranof that involved warning shots fired from Firebolt pic.twitter.com/HZPN3fsuDJ
– Aurora Intel (@AuroraIntel) April 27, 2021
Revolutionary Guards ship returned after warning
Naval spokeswoman Rebecca Rebarich said, “American crew members gave a number of warnings but the guard ships kept coming close to them.” After this, members of the firebolt crew opened fire warning them and then their ships went away from the American ships. He asked the Revolutionary Guards to operate under international laws, taking care of the safety of all ships. The US Navy is constantly on alert and has been prepared to respond in a professional manner.
Revolutionary guards run ships inefficiently in the Gulf
This incident occurred on Monday at a time when the US Navy alleged this month that Revolutionary Guards are operating in the Gulf in an unsafe and inefficient manner. The thing to note here is that in recent years, incidents of confrontation between the two countries have reduced. In the video released by the Navy, it can be seen that the ship of the Revolutionary Guards passes by the USCGC Monomoy. After this, the Coast Guard ships warn him.
This incident happened in the ongoing negotiations on the nuclear deal
In 2017, the US Navy recorded 14 such incidents with the Iranian force, which were considered unsafe and inefficient. There were 35 such incidents in 2016 and 23 in 2015. Such incidents at sea mostly occur with the Revolutionary Guards, which reports to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayotullah Ali Khamenei. In the Persian Gulf, this incident has come to the fore at a time when talk is being made on the nuclear deal in Vienna. World powers have insisted on America returning to this dialogue.
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