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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nOn Tuesday, according to Fox News<\/a>, four boats of the Iranian Republican Guard Corps harassed two US Navy ships. <\/p>\n The USS Nitze was accompanied by the guided missile destroyer USS Mason on what the official described as a “routine transit” in international waters at the time of the incident. <\/p>\n As the Iranian ships closed in, the official said the Nitze attempted to make radio contact 12 times with no response. As the Iranian ships continued their approach, the destroyer sounded five short blasts on its whistle, an international danger signal.<\/p>\n The official said the Nitze was ultimately forced to change its course to avoid the Iranian ships, despite coming close to offshore oil rigs.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Reuters reports that Wednesday<\/a>, three more boats from Iran approached a US Navy ship, prompting the US Navy to fire warning shots;<\/p>\n The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said three warning shots were fired from a .50 caliber gun after warning flares did not work.<\/p>\n The incident started with three Iranian vessels, but there was only one Iranian vessel around by the time the warning shots were fired, the official said.<\/p>\n The official added that at one point an Iranian vessel came within 200 yards (193 meters) of a U.S. ship.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Business Insider<\/a> says that it was USS Squall, a coastal patrol ship, which fired on the Iranians. <\/p>\n Feeling froggy, the Iranians released a statement today, according to Townhall<\/a>;<\/p>\n Iran is standing strong in its defense of the Persian Gulf, declaring on Thursday that “if any foreign vessel enters our waters, we warn them, and if it’s an invasion, we confront.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Nothing that can’t be handled by a James Taylor concert, I’m sure. <\/p>\n Thanks to AW1Ed for the Reuters link.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"