Iran vessels make 'high speed intercept' of US Destroyer'

[Spike]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vessels "harassed" a U.S. warship on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. defense official said, amid Washington's concerns about Iran's posture in the Gulf and in the Syrian civil war.

The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said on Wednesday that two of the Iranian vessels came within 300 yards of the USS Nitze in an incident that was "unsafe and unprofessional."

"The Iranian high rate of closure...created a dangerous, harassing situation that could have led to further escalation including additional defensive measures by Nitze," the official said.



http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...fficial/ar-BBw1igJ?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp

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Expect an immediate call from Obama to Iran, apologizing profusely, then sacking that 'defense official' for daring to speak of it,

 

[CharlesDavenport]

Obama has decimated any respect for or fear of the US across the globe.

 

[Booted]

Have we apologized yet?

 

[IndySteel]

The same Iran that Obama just gave $1.7 Billion of our tax dollars to so they can build nukes? Get out...

 

[Roy92040]

It would of been nice if the DDG had used her CIWS on them

 

[Coach]

Have we apologized yet?

Nah he'll just give Iran more cash.

 

[Sarge]

The same Iran that Obama just gave $1.7 million of our tax dollars to so they can build nukes? Get out...

That would be billion with a B.

 

[IndySteel]

That would be billion with a B.

Thanks, my bad.

 

[Steelr4evr]

Those boats should be sitting on the ocean bottom. Since when did we start allowing this kind of horseshit to go on? Not even a warning shot across them?

 

[IndySteel]

Those boats should be sitting on the ocean bottom. Since when did we start allowing this kind of horseshit to go on? Not even a warning shot across them?

Ever since Obama became president. He's on Team Iran. He hates America.

 

[POP]

Those boats should be sitting on the ocean bottom. Since when did we start allowing this kind of horseshit to go on? Not even a warning shot across them?

Umm, we are the ones showing up in their backyard with war ships. Imagine if the shoe was on the other foot? What would we do if a hostile country had war ships that close to OUR country? People, you got to learn to think for yourselves and not get sucked into propaganda.

Do you even know where the Straights of Hormuz even is? Get informed.

 

[DBS1970]

Umm, we are the ones showing up in their backyard with war ships. Imagine if the shoe was on the other foot? What would we do if a hostile country had war ships that close to OUR country? People, you got to learn to think for yourselves and not get sucked into propaganda.

Do you even know where the Straights of Hormuz even is? Get informed.

I have actually been there. You do realize that they are international waters and available to all who wish to transit them? The Iranians have claimed them and tried to close them off in defiance of international law. Our ships are there to make sure they stay open. You do realize that right?

 

[CharlesDavenport]

Umm, we are the ones showing up in their backyard with war ships. Imagine if the shoe was on the other foot? What would we do if a hostile country had war ships that close to OUR country? People, you got to learn to think for yourselves and not get sucked into propaganda.

Do you even know where the Straights of Hormuz even is? Get informed.

Um, we were in international waters and we could have fired on those ships for what they did. Imagine if the shoe was on the other foot? Read the papers. Russia and China flirt just outside our territorial waters all the time. China violated our territorial waters and we did jack ****.

 

[POP]

Um, we were in international waters and we could have fired on those ships for what they did. Imagine if the shoe was on the other foot? Read the papers. Russia and China flirt just outside our territorial waters all the time. China violated our territorial waters and we did jack ****.

Oh, mainstream, corporate/banker controlled media. THAT will reveal the truth every time. The media isn't slanted to Israel's wishes at all. Mainstream media only reports the pure truth.

 

[MT~Forged]

Been there more times than I care to remember. Your territorial waters extend 12 miles from the coast line, after that they become International waters. Anyone has a right to be there. In the old days, they would have at least had a round or two go down range. Just to make then realize we were serious, but that was back in the 80's before the pussification of our Govt.

 

[POP]

I have actually been there. You do realize that they are international waters and available to all who wish to transit them? The Iranians have claimed them and tried to close them off in defiance of international law. Our ships are there to make sure they stay open. You do realize that right?

So what you're saying is Iran has every right to be in those same waters. Gotcha. It's funny - we have military bases totally surrounding Iran on every side, but the clowns think it's Iran who is being aggressive. Got it. Does Iran have military bases on all sides of the US? No? Has Iran invaded sovereign nations on total ******* lies as the US has done, over and over? Oh, yea, they are the dangerous threats, not the US. Try critical thinking instead of falling for propaganda bull ****.

 

[Shane Falco]

Apparently we fired a warning shot today...

 

[Tibs]

Ever since Obama became president. He's on Team Iran. He hates America.

Bingo! There he goes again, IndySteel continues his remarkable run with another asshat, asinine post! Way to go buddy, keep 'em coming. This place would be a sad, drab place without your nuggets of wisdom.

 

[Tibs]

And there you have it...

#Breaking: US Navy fires warning shots at Iranian boat after US officials say it had harassed patrol craft

https://twitter.com/cnnsitroom/status/768866529706405888

 

[Spike]

Obama furious! "They were supposed to surrender!"

 

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[wig]

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Shouldn't post when I'm tired and grumpy.

 

[DBS1970]

So what you're saying is Iran has every right to be in those same waters. Gotcha. It's funny - we have military bases totally surrounding Iran on every side, but the clowns think it's Iran who is being aggressive. Got it. Does Iran have military bases on all sides of the US? No? Has Iran invaded sovereign nations on total ******* lies as the US has done, over and over? Oh, yea, they are the dangerous threats, not the US. Try critical thinking instead of falling for propaganda bull ****.

No nation has the right to that type of aggressive posture in international waters. There are certain things that are construed as possible hostile acts for a reason.

 

[DBS1970]

Oh, mainstream, corporate/banker controlled media. THAT will reveal the truth every time. The media isn't slanted to Israel's wishes at all. Mainstream media only reports the pure truth.

What exactly do you have against Israel? Or are you a general Anti-Semite that simply hates JOOOOOOOOOOS!

 

[hamster]

So what you're saying is Iran has every right to be in those same waters. Gotcha. It's funny - we have military bases totally surrounding Iran on every side, but the clowns think it's Iran who is being aggressive. Got it. Does Iran have military bases on all sides of the US? No? Has Iran invaded sovereign nations on total ******* lies as the US has done, over and over? Oh, yea, they are the dangerous threats, not the US. Try critical thinking instead of falling for propaganda bull ****.

Iran has been at war with the US since Jimmy Carter. They use proxy armies instead of head on conflict. Do you even follow world events besides Alex Jones ?