The U.S. Navy may have prevented Iranian warships from seizing two oil tankers in international waters near Oman, according to an American military official.
The U.S. Navy prevented Iranian warships from seizing two oil tankers in international waters near Oman on Wednesday, according to an American military official.
Three hours later, another Iranian navy vessel approached the tanker, the Richmond Voyager, that had sailed from the United Arab Emirates through the Strait of Hormuz. The tanker issued a distress call after the Iranian ship allegedly tried to get it to stop. The U.S. moved the USS McFaul to the scene and also dispatched an MQ-9 drone, which shot video of the Iranian vessel firing small arms rounds at the tanker from about 1 nautical mile away, according to the official.
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