US Navy Ship solves warning shots

washington - A US destroyer fired three warning shots at four Iranian boats approached the naval vessel at high speed. That said US defense staff Monday.

The incident took place Sunday off the Strait of Hormuz. The USS Mahan fired warning shots after the boats of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards had not responded to radio messages. The Iranian boats came within 800 meters of Mahan, who escorted two other US Navy ships.

Similar incidents occur more frequently. Also in August solved a US Navy ship fired warning when Iranian boats came too close. In January 2016 Iran captured even took ten American sailors, who were released after a short time. The future US president, Donald Trump, said that Iranian ships that the US fleet in the Persian Gulf harassment ' will be popped out of the water. '