US military says Iranian Revolutionary Guard harassed US-flagged vessel
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A spokesperson for the US military told Al Jazeera that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard harassed a commercial vessel flying the American flag in the Strait of Hormuz.
The spokesperson said a US Navy destroyer intervened “to contain the situation and secure the safe passage of the American oil tanker.”
“We will not tolerate continued Iranian harassment and threats,” the spokesperson added.
Read more: US downs Iranian drone near carrier in Arabian Sea
This comes after the US military shot down an Iranian drone that approached an American aircraft carrier operating in the Arabian Sea, a US official told Reuters.
The official said the unmanned aerial vehicle was intercepted after it came too close to the carrier, describing the action as a defensive measure to protect US forces.
A spokesperson for the US Central Command said American forces shot down an Iranian drone after it approached a US aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.
The spokesperson said that the drone was intercepted “in self-defense and to protect our forces,” identifying it as a Shahed-139 unmanned aerial vehicle.
According to the statement, the aircraft carrier was operating in the Arabian Sea at the time the Iranian drone approached.
