U.S. Describes Confrontation With Iranian Boats

NY Times:

Five armed Iranian speedboats approached three United States Navy warships in international waters in the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, then maneuvered aggressively as radio threats were issued that the American ships would be blown up, military officials said Monday.

The confrontation, which ended after just under 30 minutes without damage, shots fired or any injuries, took place during daylight on Sunday as the three American ships were entering the Persian Gulf.

On Monday, the senior Navy officer in the region, Vice Adm. Kevin J. Cosgriff, criticized the Iranian actions as "unnecessarily provocative." Bryan Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman, said the Iranians had acted in a "reckless and dangerous" manner.

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Comments

[donttreez]

can anyone say Gulf of Tonkin?

[getoffmedz]

Just some "sabre-rattling" on the eve of President Bush's trip to Israel to work out a few loose ends on the pending attack on Iran by Israel. Which will drag the U.S. into the conflict. But by who?

Interesting to note that the "provocative actions" by Iran were not Iranian Navy.

There is more to this story, folks.