BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The United States said Monday that five Iranian boats had harassed and threatened three U.S. Navy warships in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz in an incident Tehran has played down as "something normal."

On Monday, the Pentagon confirmed the event, which was first reported by CNN, and Washington immediately warned Iran to refrain from taking "provocative actions that could lead to a dangerous incident in the future."

But Iran responded by calling the incident "something normal" and said the incident has been resolved.

According the CNN report, three U.S. warships -- cruiser USS Port Royal, destroyer USS Hopper and frigate USS Ingraham -- were sailing into the Persian Gulf through the Hormuz Strait, a main shipping route for Gulf oil, at about 05:00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) Sunday when five Iranian boats approached the U.S. vessels fleetly.

The report quoted the U.S. officials as saying that the Iranian ships in one case came within about 180 meters of a U.S. ship and dropped white boxes into the water in front of them, forcing them to shun the Iranian boats.
Iranian boats, U.S. Navy warships in standoff _English_Xinhua

Piss on the big dogs leg enough and he'll eventually bite. STUPID act by the Iranians........

Have a good one!:s4:
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