Iran denies US Navy’s account of run-in in Persian Gulf
Iran has accused the US Navy of “false narratives” and “unprofessional behavior” in the latest run-in with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has rejected the Pentagon’s account of a tense encounter with the US Navy near the Strait of Hormuz this week.
On Tuesday, the IRGC Navy called Pentagon press secretary John Kirby’s statement about the incident on Monday “false,” blaming the United States’ “illegitimate presence” in the Gulf for the tensions, according to IRGC-run Sepah News.
The statement accused the US Navy of making “false narratives” and “unprofessional behavior” in the strait.
A US Coast Guard cutter fired some 30 warning shots to ward off two IRGC fast-attack boats that came too close to the US formation in international waters, the Fifth Fleet said yesterday.
