Iranian ships 'harass' U.S. Navy, officials say

**Adam** · 7th January 2008, 07:52 AM

From CNN.com

Story Highlights
Five Iranian boats made threatening maneuvers toward U.S. ships, officials say
Incident occurred Saturday night in international waters -- the Strait of Hormuz
Iranian radio transmission said "I am coming at you," U.S. military officials say

(CNN) -- The U.S. military reported Monday on a "significant" confrontation involving five Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats that "harrassed and provoked" three U.S. naval ships in international waters over the weekend.

U.S. military officials said the incident occurred Saturday night in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow shipping channel leading in and out of the Persian Gulf.

The five Iranian ships made "threatening" moves -- in one case coming within 200 yards of a U.S. ship, the U.S. officials said.
In one radio transmission, the Iranians told the U.S. Navy: "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes," the U.S. military officials told CNN.

When the U.S. ships heard that radio transmission, they manned their gun positions and officers were "in the process" of giving the order to fire when the Iranians abruptly turned away, the U.S. officials said.

No shots were fired and no one was injured in the confrontation.
One of the Iranian ships had been dropping white boxes into the water in front of the U.S. ships, the officials told CNN.

No additional details were immediately available.
In November, the U.S. military reported that Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps had taken command of that country's naval operations in the Persian Gulf

merth · 7th January 2008, 07:54 AM

Not a particularly smart move against the most powerful ships in the world.

**Adam** · 7th January 2008, 07:56 AM

They should've transmitted a message back like "Duel my main"
lol

**Solidchrome** · 7th January 2008, 08:08 AM

Nothing to worry about. All countries do this to test each others defences. If its not ships, its planes zooming in towards another countries border.

HMS Battle Choccy Truffle Trout · 7th January 2008, 12:16 PM

Let me know if there is any "ramming of ships!" =P

Because that would be sweeet!

-RMS Carpathia-

Tukaram · 7th January 2008, 03:03 PM

Not a thing to worry about. We used to play the same game with the Russians. Their jets would buzz so close to our ships we could moon 'em! (I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of any shipboard mooning)

But the US may want to blow it out of proportion so we can start a 3rd war we can't finish. (because we all know 2 at a time is not enough)

**Queen Mum** · 7th January 2008, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by merth

Not a particularly smart move against the most powerful ships in the world.

*and subs

**Queen Mum** · 7th January 2008, 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tukaram

Not a thing to worry about. We used to play the same game with the Russians. Their jets would buzz so close to our ships we could moon 'em! (I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of any shipboard mooning)

Strange you should mention that Tuk, daughter who lives in Alaska was telling us how Russian military jets have been buzzing over them since summer ... hummm ...

7th January 2008, 07:52 AM	#1
Adam Lead Administrator Owner Join Date: Oct 1990 Posts: 6,260 Gold: 103,874 My Mood: Thanks: 54 Thanked 714 Times in 225 Posts	Iranian ships 'harass' U.S. Navy, officials say From CNN.com Story Highlights Five Iranian boats made threatening maneuvers toward U.S. ships, officials say Incident occurred Saturday night in international waters -- the Strait of Hormuz Iranian radio transmission said "I am coming at you," U.S. military officials say (CNN) -- The U.S. military reported Monday on a "significant" confrontation involving five Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats that "harrassed and provoked" three U.S. naval ships in international waters over the weekend. U.S. military officials said the incident occurred Saturday night in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow shipping channel leading in and out of the Persian Gulf. The five Iranian ships made "threatening" moves -- in one case coming within 200 yards of a U.S. ship, the U.S. officials said. In one radio transmission, the Iranians told the U.S. Navy: "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes," the U.S. military officials told CNN. When the U.S. ships heard that radio transmission, they manned their gun positions and officers were "in the process" of giving the order to fire when the Iranians abruptly turned away, the U.S. officials said. No shots were fired and no one was injured in the confrontation. One of the Iranian ships had been dropping white boxes into the water in front of the U.S. ships, the officials told CNN. No additional details were immediately available. In November, the U.S. military reported that Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps had taken command of that country's naval operations in the Persian Gulf

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Solidchrome † Virtual hero- real life geek † Join Date: Jul 2007 Shard: europa Posts: 1,003 Gold: 1,404 My Mood: Thanks: 55 Thanked 69 Times in 35 Posts	Re: Iranian ships 'harass' U.S. Navy, officials say Nothing to worry about. All countries do this to test each others defences. If its not ships, its planes zooming in towards another countries border. Tovladian Soltyr- "..then I saw it was Solid and I was like "Ah ok" because we all know he's not the most complete box of crayons.." UOForums Need Your Donations- Click Here

7th January 2008, 12:16 PM	#5
HMS Battle Choccy Truffle Trout Madien of the Great Blue Join Date: Jun 2006 Shard: Absolutely playing no games Posts: 1,969 Gold: 3,466 Thanks: 3 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Iranian ships 'harass' U.S. Navy, officials say Let me know if there is any "ramming of ships!" =P Because that would be sweeet! -RMS Carpathia- -Back to the Future 2- Marty McFly: There he is, Doc! Let's land on him, we'll cripple his car. Doctor Emmett L. Brown: Marty, he's in a '46 Ford, we're in a DeLorean. He'd rip through us like we were tin foil. -RMS Carpathia-

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Tukaram Old & grouchy Join Date: Apr 2004 Shard: Great Lakes Posts: 1,400 Gold: 91 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Iranian ships 'harass' U.S. Navy, officials say Not a thing to worry about. We used to play the same game with the Russians. Their jets would buzz so close to our ships we could moon 'em! (I can neither confirm nor deny the existence of any shipboard mooning) But the US may want to blow it out of proportion so we can start a 3rd war we can't finish. (because we all know 2 at a time is not enough) Tuka Kinsmen are born. Friendship is a gift of the gods.

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