As reported by CNN, a US Navy official told them four Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels conducted a “high-speed intercept” of the USS Nitze in waters near the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday deeming the incident “unsafe and unprofessional.”
The official said two of the vessels slowed and turned away only after coming 300 yards of the US guided-missile destroyer as it transited international waters near the Strait of Hormuz, and only after the destroyer had sent multiple visual and audio warnings.
The is only the latest in a series of too close encounters with Iran since December. Other incidents have included Iranian rocket launches, drones flying over US vessels and the capture of US sailors in January.
The Nitze and US Naval Forces Central Command have determined the incident on Tuesday was in direct violation of international law and maritime standards and the Iranians were acting dangerously and unprofessionally.
