In "Highly Provocative" Act, Iran Fires Rockets Near US Navy Warships

Abra Forman : Dec 30, 2015
Breaking Israel News

The threatening incident has raised "grave concerns."

(The Arabian Gulf)—In what a US military spokesperson called a "highly provocative" act, the Iranian navy test-fired rockets in close proximity to a number of US navy warships, including the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, in the Gulf last week. (Photo via Breaking Israel News)

The USS Harry S. Truman was escorted by two other warships, and a French frigate and US destroyer were also in the area where Iran fired the rockets.

According to a US military spokesman, one rocket was fired from within about 1,500 yards of the USS Truman after the Iranian navy gave very short notice via radio—23 minutes—that it was about to conduct a live-fire exercise.

Though the rockets were not aimed or fired towards any ship, the incident raised grave concerns over the threatening nature of the act, which took place in one of the world's most...

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