U.S. Navy Ship Fires Off Shots As Iranian Ship Veered Close

Tensions between the United States and Iran have never been this high.

Clashing over the civil war in Syria has our countries closer to war. With President Trump looking for an excuse to tear Obama’s “Iran deal” to shreds, our ships in the Persian Gulf region are taking considerable risk.

And now this.

Via ABC News:

A U.S. Navy patrol boat fired warning shots Tuesday near an Iranian vessel that came close to it during a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf, an American defense official said.

The incident involving the USS Thunderbolt, a Cyclone-class patrol ship based in Bahrain as part of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, is the latest confrontation between Iranian vessels and American warships.

This wasn’t the first time a close call happened between our two countries. The same incident occurred last April.

It appears the Iranians enjoy tempting U.S. vessels. This is not just reckless, it’s dangerous. The men and women in our armed forces are trained to destroy any possible threat.

The Iranians are playing with fire. Thankfully, we have a commander-in-chief in office who isn’t a pushover. President Trump will not take these provocations lightly.

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