American Military Conducts Persian Gulf Live-Fire Training as Iran Defies US Warning on Area
15:46 GMT 24.05.2020Get short URL
by Oleg Burunov
On Wednesday, the Iranian Navy vowed to continue its regular missions in the Persian Gulf despite a new US military directive warning of defensive measures if American warships are approached by armed vessels within about a 91-metre radius.
US military officials said in a press release on Saturday that the country’s air force and navy held live-fire training in the Persian Gulf earlier this week, in what coincided with Washington’s warning that vessels should stay away from American warships in the area.
During the drills conducted between 19 and 21 May, a US Air Force AC-130 gunship interacted with the USS Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU).
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