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Iranian Attack Boats Buzz US Ships in Straits of Hormuz ‘Without Incident’

© AFP 2023 / EBRAHIM NOROOZI / JAMEJAM ONLINEIranian Navy boats take part in maneuvers during the "Velayat-90" navy exercises in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran (File)
Iranian Navy boats take part in maneuvers during the Velayat-90 navy exercises in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran (File) - Sputnik International
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Five Iranian attack boats closely approached two US warships in the Straits of Hormuz, but the encounter was safe, routine and professional.

Iranian Navy boats take part in maneuvers during the Velayat-90 navy exercises in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran (File) - Sputnik International
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Iranian Navy Comes 500 Feet of US Warship With CENTCOM Commander Aboard
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Five Iranian attack boats closely approached two US warships in the Straits of Hormuz, but the encounter was safe, routine and professional, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) told Sputnik.

"We can confirm that four Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Fast Inland Attack Craft (FIAC) and one Fast Attack Craft (FAC) approached the USS New Orleans and USS Stout as they transited the Straits of Hormuz," CENTCOM Media Operations Officer Capt. Michelle Rollins told Sputnik in a written statement on Tuesday. "US Naval Forces Central Command deemed the interaction as safe, routine and professional and without incident."

US Navy forces are routinely approached by Iranian maritime forces as they operate in the region, with the majority of all interaction by the Iranians conducted in a safe and professional manner, the statement acknowledged.

CENTCOM head Gen. Joseph Votel was on board the New Orleans at the time, CNN said in an earlier report, noting that the small Iranian craft came within 500 yards of the warship.

The New Orleans is an amphibious transport dock warship that can carry up to 700 Marines. Such vessels are designed to transport troops into a war zone by sea, primarily using landing craft, although invariably they also have the capability to operate transport helicopters.

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