“Twenty-three minutes later, the exercise warning was repeated by the Iranian Navy and the rocket launch occurred only 1,500 yards from the USS Truman”, he said.
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Iran denies shooting any rocket close to U.S. warships in Persian Gulf.
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The alleged incident comes after Iran and world powers led by the USA agreed a landmark deal to limit the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme in exchange for lifting economic sanctions, set to end in early 2016.
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Though the rockets were not fired toward any warship their proximity to the foreign vessels – and several commercial ships – was “highly provocative”, said the official, who was not authorised to be named.
“Such a move is illegal, unilateral and tactless, and Iran has already noted this point to the United States”, Jaber Ansari was quoted as saying by official IRNA news agency.
Tabnak said that Western news reports about the episode were an attempt to “undermine Iran’s capability to provide regional marine safety”.
While transiting the strait that sits at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the USS Harry S. Truman had the encounter while the IRGC was conducting a live-fire exercise in the area on Saturday, according to Cmdr.
“These actions were highly provocative, unsafe and unprofessional and call into question Iran’s commitment to the security of a waterway vital to global commerce”, Mr. Raines said. “It is also notable that the Iranian craft or small boats encroached on the internationally recognized maritime traffic lanes and Omani territorial waters”, Hawkins explained.
A French military official, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to publicly named, confirmed the rocket fire took place Saturday. However, the official said the French military did not consider it to be a threatening incident as the rocket fire clearly wasn’t directed toward the Western fleet.
In this Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015 photo released by the U.S. Navy, guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley participates in a replenishment-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall in the Gulf of Oman.
Under Resolution 1929, Iran is prohibited from working on ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads.
“A rush to sanctions relief threatens to embolden an increasingly aggressive Iranian regime that has no intention of normalizing relations with the West or of retreating from a malign policy meant to destabilize the Middle East”, McCain said in a statement released Wednesday.
“U.S. Navy forces are committed to ensuring the safe and free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and throughout the region by maintaining a strong presence”, Stephens said.
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Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, said the potential US sanctions against companies with ties to the program “contravene the spirit” of the July nuclear accord and that “such measures will not be left unanswered”, the site reported.
