WASHINGTON: Eleven vessels from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came dangerously close to US military ships in the Gulf, the US military said on Wednesday, calling the moves "dangerous and provocative."
The US military said in a statement the Iranian ships approached six US military ships while they were conducting integration operations with Army helicopters in international waters. At one point, the Iranian vessels came as close at 10 yards to the US Coast Guard cutter Maui.
The US ships issued multiple warnings through bridge-to-bridge radio, blasts from the ships' horns and long range acoustic noise maker devices. The Iranian ships left after about an hour, the statement added.
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Iranian IRGC navy ‘harassed’ US military ships in the Gulf
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Iranian IRGC navy ‘harassed’ US military ships in the Gulf
- The US military said in a statement the Iranian ships approached six US military ships
Turkey and Hamas discuss reaching second phase of Gaza peace plan, Turkish sources say
- They also discussed measures to be taken to resolve existing issues for proceeding to the second phase of the plan, the sources also said, without giving details
ANKARA: Turkey’s MIT intelligence agency chief met Hamas' negotiating team head Khalil Al-Hayya on Saturday and discussed necessary measures to be taken for proceeding to the second phase of the Gaza peace plan, Turkish security sources said.
The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said MIT chief Ibrahim Kalin met the Hamas delegation in Istanbul within the scope of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, and they discussed steps to be taken to prevent what they said were Israel's ceasefire violations.
They also discussed measures to be taken to resolve existing issues for proceeding to the second phase of the plan, the sources also said, without giving details.
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