Iranian ship tries blinding 2 US Navy ships, gets ‘dangerously close’ to them
DECEMBER 07, 2022 JUSTIN COOPER
An Iranian military patrol boat came dangerously close to two U.S. Navy ships in international waters Monday night and apparently tried to blind them with a spotlight, according to a U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) press release.
CENTCOM called it “unsafe and unprofessional” conduct as the U.S. passed through the Strait of Hormuz, which provides access to the Persian Gulf as one of the most strategically important choke points in the world.
The Iranian boat crossed within 150 yards of the U.S. ships – dangerously close, particularly at night,” CENTCOM stated. The U.S. ships used audible warnings and non-lethal lasers to end the situation and completed their routine transit without another incident, according to the press release.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/12/iranian-ship-tries-blinding-2-us-navy-ships-gets-dangerously-close-to-them/
