First on CNN: Iranian warship points weapon at U.S. helicopter, official says
Source: CNN
Washington (CNN)An Iranian warship briefly pointed weapons on its deck at a U.S. military helicopter and coalition warship two weeks ago in the Gulf of Aden, a Defense official told CNN on Wednesday.
The two ships were just a few hundred yards apart on July 25 when Iranian crewmembers pointed what are believed to be on-deck machine guns at the warship and the U.S. military helicopter that had just landed on that coalition ship's deck, the Defense official said.
However, the coalition warship and helicopter crew quickly noticed there was a cameraman standing right behind one of the Iranian gunners.
"Were they just trying to get cool pictures pointing at us? Were they making a propaganda film? Was some guy taking pictures to send to his girlfriend? We don't know," the Defense official said.
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AllFieldsRequired
(489 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)and give them space...
Ironic how we treat them better than our own people, while pretending to fight for freedom.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)Funny how that works.
hack89
(39,171 posts)it is business as usual.
EX500rider
(10,849 posts)arcane1
(38,613 posts)And with all the saber-rattling going on here, with casual discussions among top politicians about bombing the hell out of their country, I can understand a little nervousness about American troops running around so far from home. They have no valid business there IMO.