Trump Instructs Navy to Shoot Down Iranian Gunboats ‘If They Harass Our Ships’Archived Message
Posted by Bluangel on April 22, 2020, 11:34 am
“I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea,” wrote Trump on Twitter on April 22, adding no further details.
On April 15 the U.S. Navy revealed footage and images of 11 Iranian vessels coming “dangerously close” to six U.S. vessels.
According to the Navy statement, the Iranian Navy ships were “repeatedly crossing their bows and sterns while they were conducting integration operations with U.S. Army Apache attack helicopters to support maritime security outside of Iran’s territorial waters.”
on April 22, 2020, 11:34 am