This is the second incident of its kind this month.
Iran has been getting bolder and flaunting its military might, particularly since Joe Biden took office. As a rule, jihadists will engage in violence once they think they can get away with it, and escalate in relation to the perceived weakness of their foes. That is exactly what the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — which is really running Iran — is doing. In the view of the Iranian Islamic regime, America is now a laughing stock. Expect more provocation against what the regime calls “Little Satan” (Israel) and “Great Satan” (America) in the near future.
“U.S. Navy fires warning shots in new tense encounter with Iran,” by Jon Gambrell, Associated Press, April 28, 2021:
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An American warship fired warning shots when vessels of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came too close to a patrol in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. Navy said Wednesday.
The Navy released black-and-white footage of the Monday night encounter in international waters in the northern reaches of the Persian Gulf. In the footage, lights can be seen in the distance and what appears to be a single gunshot can be heard, with a tracer round racing across the top of the water.
Iran did not immediately acknowledge the incident, which marked the second time the U.S. has accused the Revolutionary Guard of operating in an “unsafe and unprofessional” manner this month after tense encounters between the forces had dropped in recent years.
The Navy said the USS Firebolt fired the warning shots after three fast-attack Revolutionary Guard vessels came within 200 feet of it and the U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat Baranoff.
“The U.S. crews issued multiple warnings via bridge-to-bridge radio and loud-hailer devices, but the [Revolutionary Guard] vessels continued their close-range maneuvers,” said Navy Cmdr. Rebecca Rebarich, a spokeswoman for the Mideast-based 5th Fleet. “The crew of Firebolt then fired warning shots, and the vessels moved away to a safe distance from the U.S. vessels.”
She called on the Revolutionary Guard to “operate with due regard for the safety of all vessels as required by international law.”…
Wellington says
The tyrants of the world should fear the American President. Much better for mankind as a whole when this is the case.
Ain’t now. And so thank you again all you fools who legitimately voted for Joe Biden, not taking into account here of course all the dead who voted for Biden, the out-of-staters who voted for Biden and the non-existent who voted for Biden.
mortimer says
Bribed-man’s obvious weakness calls for such attacks. I predict there will be many more. The world is kicking sand in the face of the figurehead, impotent presidential puppet. There will be bigger attacks than these to come. They will wait for a major American holiday or the start of a long weekend.
Infidel says
Don’t be surprised to see the next incident where US sailors kneel before their IRGC captors. CENTCOM, if it is sensible, should ignore the president (who is in any case being remote controlled by others) and sink any Iranian boats challenging it
gravenimage says
Yes–a reference to this shameful episode under Obama:
“Dramatic video shows ten American sailors on their knees as they surrender to Iranian troops while their commander APOLOGIZES for trespassing in the Persian Gulf”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3397254/Pictured-Ten-U-S-sailors-captured-Iran-Revolutionary-Guard-RELEASES-snooping-row-naval-incursion.html
born saturday says
the combination of theocrasy with the religion of war, and aquiring nuclear weapons, seems to have been contagious, as turkey is ready to aquire nuclear warheads just as well…. in three to five years, and with technology both from russia and pakistan on centrifuging and production of such weapons… i don’t see us warships firing rounds at them so far….
gravenimage says
Persian Gulf: U.S. Navy fires warning shots in tense encounter with Iran, second in a month
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With the weak and Islamophilic Biden in the White House, the Mullahs are testing us.
Biden is already reinstating the Iran nuclear deal–they want to see how much further they can push us.
James Lincoln says
Anyone remember Pres. Trump’s authorization for the U.S. Navy to “shoot down and destroy” Iranian gunboats if they harass American ships at sea?
Guaranteed, the Iranians would not try this under Pres. Trump…
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/22/donald-trump-tells-us-navy-shoot-down-and-destroy-/
Infidel says
The Navy should carry out President Trump’s order and sink those boats, and apologize to Biden later. That way, the US won’t be humiliated, and Biden can have a ‘face-saver’ when Kerry or whoever meets w/ the IRGC
JCA Reid says
Pussies! Warning shots! Thank our lucky stars this lot weren’t at Leyte Gulf etc. Take a leaf out of how the Russians dealt with a bunch of Pirates in the Region who had stormed a Russian Vessel. Their Military went in & retook & liberated the ship & crew.
Confiscated the weapons & put the Pirates back into their vessels & set them off. The Russians then called in their Helicopter Gunships & blew the lot to Kingdom come!!
Andrew Blackadder says
Methinks Iran is trying to provoke an incident and that way they can point to the USA as the bad guy.
I sure hope the US Navy does not allow themselves to be dragged into this conflict, however the way things are going these days it maybe coming to a time when WW3 will end all of life on this Planet, because collectively, we blew it..