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US Navy Ship Fired Warning Shots At Iranian Boats After Close Encounter
Forbes ^ | april 27, 2021 | Joe Walsh

Posted on 04/27/2021 2:08:57 PM PDT by Diogenesis

U.S. Navy Ship Fired Warning Shots At Iranian Boats After Close Encounter

Iranian fast-attack boats charged at two U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf on Monday evening,
causing one of the U.S. vessels to fire warning shots,
the U.S. Navy said Tuesday ....

Three armed speed boats operated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps
came within 68 yards of a U.S. Navy coastal patrol boat
and a U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat operating in international waters
of the Persian Gulf, the Navy said in a statement.

U.S. personnel tried to hail the Iranian ships over the radio,
but they did not respond, leading the Navy to fire warning shots
that caused the ships to speed away.

...

(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; irgc; mullahs; persiangulf; sinkthebastards; usnavy
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1 posted on 04/27/2021 2:08:57 PM PDT by Diogenesis
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To: Diogenesis

Did the US ship have to call Uncle Joe first, before firing?
That’s how Obama had set things up.
And then, he often was not reachable for a good while.


2 posted on 04/27/2021 2:11:45 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Diogenesis

Image released by US Navy of previous "unsafe interaction"
between US Coast Guard Monomoy and IRGCN Harth 55 earlier this month.

3 posted on 04/27/2021 2:11:54 PM PDT by Diogenesis (Tuitio Fidei et Obsequium Pauperum)
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To: Diogenesis

Weak president. Now we can bully those American pigs and sons of apes!


4 posted on 04/27/2021 2:12:11 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Diogenesis

“I fired a warning shot through his liver, sir.”


5 posted on 04/27/2021 2:12:14 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Diogenesis

Testing Sleepy Joe.


6 posted on 04/27/2021 2:12:20 PM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Diogenesis
They didn't surrender?


7 posted on 04/27/2021 2:12:40 PM PDT by moovova (Yo GOP....we won't forget.)
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To: Diogenesis

Curious how this happens after the traitor Kerry story comes out.


8 posted on 04/27/2021 2:13:46 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: Steely Tom

and you wonder why the Aliens are not making contact..

our first response to having a close encounter is to shoot at it.


9 posted on 04/27/2021 2:13:49 PM PDT by algore
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To: moovova

Yep, I bet anything the Biden domestic enemy occupation is trying to make that happen again.


10 posted on 04/27/2021 2:14:31 PM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free equal justice under the law will never exist in the USA)
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To: Diogenesis

If the Iranians has sported a Trump 2024 flag, they’d be at the bottom of the gulf right now.


11 posted on 04/27/2021 2:15:57 PM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: Diogenesis; Travis McGee

They’ll do this several times. Back off after warning.

Then one day, they’ll make the full-run. Not exactly the USS Cole but with similar results.

The mullahs are that crazy.


12 posted on 04/27/2021 2:17:13 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: algore

Really? We know Iran self identifies as an enemy of USA. Tea and crumpets are a waste of time.


13 posted on 04/27/2021 2:17:14 PM PDT by Kudsman (Baby Lives Matter)
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To: 17th Miss Regt

yeah...they’ll capture or sink one of ours soon


14 posted on 04/27/2021 2:19:36 PM PDT by gr8eman (The "R" next to Snake Plisken's name stands for "Retired")
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To: Diogenesis

They fired on Kerry’s BFFs. He’ll file a protest at the State Dept.


15 posted on 04/27/2021 2:26:37 PM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: Diogenesis

U.S. personnel tried to hail the Iranian ships over the radio, but they did not respond, leading the Navy to fire warning shots that caused the ships to speed away.

So was that our PC navy doing that with the SJWers at the helm?


16 posted on 04/27/2021 2:27:49 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( We are alive! In spite of being stupid and getting vaccinated twice!! On: 01/31/2021 & 2/21/2021!)
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17 posted on 04/27/2021 2:30:58 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: lee martell
Did the US ship have to call Uncle Joe first, before firing?

Joe was probably napping.

But I wouldn't be shocked if Valerie Jarrett fires the Captain for not calling.

18 posted on 04/27/2021 2:31:19 PM PDT by Sooth2222 (“Taxation without representation is tyranny.” -James Otis (1761))
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19 posted on 04/27/2021 2:31:46 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: Diogenesis

Apparently someone has extra ammo. Around here, due to ammo shortages, warning shots are suspended. Fire for effect.


20 posted on 04/27/2021 2:34:38 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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