Iranian navy plane flies near USS Eisenhower in Gulf of Oman

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[boughtwithaprice]

An Iranian navy plane that approached a U.S. aircraft carrier last week was flying as low as 300 feet as it neared the USS Eisenhower, U.S. military officials said Wednesday.

The incident, first reported by CNN on Tuesday, came as Iran was beginning a series of military exercises last week meant to show off their military prowess.

The Eisenhower was on duty in the Gulf of Oman in the northern Arabian Sea, in support of the Afghanistan war efforts, when the Iranian maritime patrol aircraft flew within 1,000 yards of the vessel, according to military officials.

While the encounter was not threatening, it was unusual. U.S. navy ships have regularly encountered Iranian aircraft in the Persian Gulf in recent years, but this encounter took place in the Gulf of Oman, in an area where Iranian jets are seen much less frequently, several Navy officials said.

The officials declined to be identified, citing the extremely sensitive nature of any U.S. military interaction with Iranian forces.

[Tommyjo]

Iranian P-3 flying by USS Harry S Truman in February 2008. This type of activity is nothing new. There is decades worth of such images in the US and allied databases. The Iranians will have similar images of US and allied patrol aircraft and vessels. To most freepers it comes as a shock, but to ex and serving Freepers it is puzzling why it even made the news?

[tutstar]

not sure if u saw this

[A.A. Cunningham]

Events like this have taken place throughout history, even during Republican administrations.