Iran Vessel ‘Harassed’ U.S. Navy Ship


An Iranian “fast-attack” boat came within 100 yards of the USS Firebolt in the Persian Gulf on Sunday, another in the series of close calls that U.S. Defense officials on Tuesday declared “unsafe.” Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said the boat from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sailed directly in front of the Firebolt, forcing the U.S. ship to suddenly change course. Seven Iranian vessels in total “harassed” the Firebolt, Davis said. This was the fourth such incident in the last month and the 31st within a year, officials said. “We don’t see this type of unsafe and unprofessional activity from any other nation,” an unnamed Defense official added.