US fires warning shots after Iranian vessels approach fleet

The Pentagon says a US Coast Guard has fired 30 warning shots, after 13 boats from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard came within 140 metres of the US vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

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[esashaik]

Is it Iran sailing close to US ships or is it US ships sailing close to Iranian waters?

[yassinazour]

The Persians are sailing too close to a US ship in the Persian Gulf... the irony

[worldofelectricity]

Going to someone's home and saying they harrassing you? 😂😂

[bogdanalexandru]

What are us coast guards vessels doing in the strait of hormuz?

[numanmuhammadali]

Lol, American Navy got lost again, they thought they were off the coast of Florida....

[twistedtiger]

The Media word play makes it sound like the US owns the Straight of Hormuz. Different strokes for different folks.

[hattorihonzo]

ITS CALLED THE STRAIGHT OF HORMUZ FOR A REASON.

[ravenx]

Guys us fleet approached Iranian waters not Iran approaching us fleet smh

[susa]

How far is that from Iran and how far from USA?

[christonngoveni]

USA is the one that's wrong, that's not its ocean and far from its home

[omez]

What are the Americans doing in the Persian Gulf in the first place? That's the question the media needs to ask.

[mobydog]

Imagine response if Iranian Navy was 14 miles off the coast of NY or DC!

[kakloloful]

What is US doing there in the first place?

[ArgonDavid]

Location on International Sea waters and a countries territory can be really confusing as no demarcations can be seen by naked eye. I presume it is near or in between Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iran sea waters.

[arceuslee]

What is US doing there. It's not theirs

[Gildartz]

Imagine china doing this in taiwan's waters

[ArgonDavid]

It was because of an arms filled boat that was caught by US Navy Personnel recently transporting to Yemen Houthi Rebels.

[firozsiddique]

They are here to organise football match with Russia .

[rdm]

The book is unfolding like a bad Tom Clancy manual

[nimapooralkhas]

It's persian gulf, not "international gulf" its our home and when you disrespect to that, iranian react, please remember last year when iranian oil tanker wants to bring iranian oil to venezuela, us said southern america is us back yard and we will not allow iranian oil tanker come here . Now You see persian gulf is kind of our back yard too (more look like our home)