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US warship left drill area after warning, says Iran
2016-01-29
[DAWN] Iran's navy warned a US warship to leave an area where Iran has been conducting a naval drill near the narrow Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Wednesday.

The US Navy denied that its operations in the region were affected.

The Iranian navy chief, Adm Habibollah Sayyari, was quoted as saying that the US warship received two warnings before leaving the region. "They were warned once by maritime patrol aircraft and once again by the Alborz destroyer," he said.

"The US warship left the region immediately after receiving the warning," he added, saying he believed that the Americans had approached the area to "learn our tactics".
Posted by:Fred

#5  "The US warship left the region immediately after having sunk the Iranian boats receiving the warning,"

Yeah I know, this is the Obama administration.
Posted by: European Conservative   2016-01-29 19:53  

#4  OOOPPPPSIES, FREEREPUBLIC Artic says Iran identified the USN ship as the USS Monterey, but which US authorities say could not had been as the Monty was over 7000 miles away at its HP in Norfolk NB, Virgina???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2016-01-29 19:40  

#3  we can study your tactics from Israeli drones.

I thought they were using Vultures nowdays. I guess I just can't keep up with the latest fashion on Spycraft...
Posted by: CrazyFool   2016-01-29 17:49  

#2  There is a significant difference between "Running away" and "Opening the range to the minimum standoff distance."

Posted by: Nguard   2016-01-29 16:08  

#1  We don't need to approach the area - we can study your tactics from Israeli drones.
Posted by: Bobby   2016-01-29 13:53  

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