Posted on 05/06/2015 12:12:26 PM PDT by Mariner
An Iranian naval fleet chased a U.S. warship and military planes through the waters off the southern coast of Yemen late Monday in yet another provocative encounter between the two nations, according to Iranian state media reports.
A U.S. warship and several planes reportedly “changed their direction” on Monday after encountering an Iranian naval fleet during a patrol in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen, Iranian state media revealed.
The U.S. military assets fled “after they came close to an Iranian naval fleet and were warned to move away,” Iran’s state-controlled Fars News Agency reported. Iran also released video of the incident.
The run-in between the United States and Iranian militaries is just the latest in several tense confrontations between the countries near Yemen, where Iran is believed to be smuggling weapons to opposition forces.
The United States moved military assets in the region in a bid to stop Iran from moving weapons into Yemen. Iranian war fleets have been patrolling international waters around Yemen in recent weeks.
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I wonder if any of it is true.
A few harpoons and a couple MK48s and the chase would have ended with the Iranian Navy in the starting blocks.
Yes. I saw a rundown of Iran’s navy, which seems to be made up of small coastal patrol boats. Who knows if Teheran is even in charge of them all? Could be provincials running their own shakedowns.
What happened with the cargo ship they forced into port? I haven’t seen any further news on that.
“OBAMA ORDERS RETREAT!”
Is how the headline should have read.
Sounds like plain old Muslim pirates/privateers.
From USA Today:
“Marzieh Afkham, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, told reporters the ship’s seizure followed a legal complaint by an Iranian private company, the AP reported.
She said ‘based on the information we have acquired, it is likely that the dispute will be settled within the next two days,’ the news agency said.”
WWRD? What would Reagan do?
You can bet it wouldn't have read like this headline.
That's what they said.
I bet the CIC ordered them to.
Like in Lebanon he was have said what the hell are we doing here and bring them home.
LOLLOL! The Iranian frigate was launched in 1971 by Britain, is obsolete, and is one-tenth the size of a Burke DDG. The accompanying P-3Cs routinely fly unarmed and do ISR daily. The US DDG could have made short work of the Iranian surface target. That said, I do not dismiss the mendacity of the current administration in such confrontations.
Time to put the entire Iranian Navy into a sunk-to-the-sea-floor category.
And Obama’s Navy turned tail and ran?
INT (Iranian Naval Target) Alvard
After he sank the Iranian canoe club, destroyed it’s ports and then sent a strong message?
Place mark
"Death to America!"
With the homo muzzie as CIC running the military, it does not surprise me. Would not want anything to happen to his butt buddies.
Or the Halfrican Queer.
“The U.S. military assets fled “after they came close to an Iranian naval fleet and were warned to move away,” Iran’s state-controlled Fars News Agency reported. Iran also released video of the incident.”
Yeh right.
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