The dispute comes after Iran and six world powers, including the United States, reached a deal in July that will remove certain U.S., European Union and UN sanctions on Tehran in exchange for Iran accepting curbs on its nuclear program.
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In a statement Wednesday, a spokesman for the U.S. Fifth Fleet said, “Firing weapons so close to passing coalition ships…is unsafe, unprofessional and inconsistent with worldwide maritime law”.
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This incident takes place within a significant broader U.S.- Iranian context because the much-discussed nuclear deal between the two countries took a major step forward recently.
Raines said Iran provided only 23 minutes of advance notice to the United States.
The rockets – which were launched 1,370 metres from the warships – were not fired in the direction of vessels from the U.S. or any other state.
The navy of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has long focused on what it calls “asymmetric warfare” in the Strait of Hormuz, a combination of fast boats and missiles to challenge the larger vessels of adversaries.
But Saturday’s incident brought no immediate response from Iranian officials or media, while French authorities downplayed its danger.
For its part, Iran has tested a long-range guided ballistic missile, escalated its cyberespionage program against the US, and cracked down on journalists, activists and opposition figures. It likes to flex its muscles there every once in awhile, U.S. Navy officials say.
However, the French military did not consider it to be a threatening event as the rocket fire wasn’t directed toward the Western fleet.
USA officials have said the Treasury Department retains a right under the nuclear agreement to blacklist Iranian entities suspected of involvement in missile development. Iran has always denied seeking nuclear arms.
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Information for this article was contributed by Jon Gambrell and Angela Charlton of The Associated Press and by Sewell Chan, Thomas Erdbrink, Helene Cooper and David E. Sanger of The New York Times.
