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Tue Sep 6, 2016 12:50pm EDT
Iranian vessel 'harasses', sails close to U.S. Navy ship in Gulf: U.S. officials

By Idrees Ali | WASHINGTON

A U.S. Navy coastal patrol ship changed course after a fast-attack craft from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps came within 100 yards (91 meters) of it in the central Gulf on Sunday, two U.S. Defense Department officials told Reuters on Tuesday.

It was at least the fourth such incident in less than a month. U.S. officials are concerned that these actions by Iran could lead to mistakes.

Years of mutual animosity eased when Washington lifted sanctions on Tehran in January after a deal to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions. But serious differences still remain over Iran's ballistic missile program, and over conflicts in Syria and Iraq.

The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Iranian vessel sailed directly in front of the USS Firebolt, forcing the 174-foot (53-metre) U.S. ship to change course.

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I said it before, if you put a few through the bow of the Iranian boat it ceases to be a threat.

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I said it before, if you put a few through the bow of the Iranian boat it ceases to be a threat.

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Question for the forum.

How would you expect another situation like this to be handled under:
a. hillary as commander-in-chief
b. Trump as commander-in-chief?

Will the responses be the same, or….?