Trump Warns Iran Against U.S.
Navy Harassment
Officials said Iran’s Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy made a series of dangerous moves near U.S.
warships earlier this month
Iranian Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps Navy vessels performed dangerous moves near American warships on
April 15.
By
Catherine Lucey
April 22, 2020 9:05 am ET
WASHINGTON—President Trump
warned Iran Wednesday that he has instructed the U.S. Navy to “shoot down and
destroy” Iranian gunboats if they continue to harass American ships in the
Persian Gulf.
The president’s warning on
Twitter follows recent encounters between U.S. ships and Iranian vessels
in the Persian Gulf.
Donald J. Trump
I have instructed the United
States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they
harass our ships at sea.
2:08 PM - Apr 22, 2020
U.S. Navy officials said that
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy made a series of “dangerous and
harassing” moves near six American warships earlier this month, in the
first such encounter since 2018.
At one point, the Iranian
vessel came within 10 yards of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter, the Navy said.
U.S. officials said American
rivals are attempting to capitalize on the Trump administration’s
diverted attention during the coronavirus pandemic and the strains that the
outbreak has taken on the U.S. military.
The Trump administration has
warned foreign adversaries to not test U.S. resolve amid the coronavirus
pandemic.
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