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The Iranian high-speed boat approached the US warship in the Persian Gulf on April 15. (Image: Reuters)
“I have instructed the US Navy to shoot down and destroy each and every Iranian warship if they harass our ships at sea,” President Trump wrote on Twitter today.
The US Navy USA He has repeatedly accused Iranian ships of dangerously approaching American destroyers and aircraft carriers patrolling the Persian Gulf.
According to the announcement of the US Navy. US, 11 Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard ships have committed unsafe lethal behavior, when 6 U.S. Navy ships. USA And US Army helicopters. USA They carry out “operations”. joint action to support maritime safety “in the international waters of the Persian Gulf on April 15.
The American side said that Iranian ships moved across the surface of the American warship, sometimes even approaching the American coast guard at a distance of less than 10 meters.
Iran denied all the allegations, describing the US patrol in the Persian Gulf as an “adventure”, and that Washington failed to comply with international law and maritime travel regulations in the Gulf of Ba Tu.
The United States argues that its patrols in the Persian Gulf are necessary to protect shipping lanes and avoid behavior that Washington considers “bad” by Iran in the region.
Meanwhile, Iran sees the growing US military presence in the region as a provocation and a threat, as well as a way for Washington to carry out a “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign against Tehran.
Thanh Dat
According to RT
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