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U.S. Navy denies rumors of Iranian missile shot
The U.S. military has denied reports that Iran fired a missile at a U.S. ship in the Persian Gulf, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. The rumors of an attack had sent oil prices soaring, but Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown of the U.S. Navy 5th Fleet said all ships in the Gulf had been checked and the rumors were untrue. The British government, which is entering the sixth day of its standoff with Iran over 15 British sailors Iran seized in the Persian Gulf, also said that none of its forces had been attacked. Crude oil futures had jumped nearly eight percent Tuesday in a matter of minutes, topping $68.00 as rumors of a military confrontation in the Persian Gulf spurred panic buying, Dow Jones reported. Meanwhile, the U.S. kicked off a military training operation in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday that commanders said was meant to send a message to Iran. The operations are the largest show of U.S. force in the Persian Gulf since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Posted by: Fred 2007-03-28 |
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