Revolutionary Guards vessels gave just 23 minutes’ warning before firing unguided rockets in strait of Hormuz,says US commanderIranian naval vessels conducted rocket tests on Saturday near US warships and commercial traffic in what was a “highly provocative” act in the strait of Hormuz, the US military said on Wednesday, or causing new tension between the two nations after a landmark nuclear deal.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards vessels fired “several unguided rockets” approximately 1370 metres (1500 yards) from the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier,the USS Bulkeley destroyer and a French frigate, the FS Provence, or said Commander Kyle Raines,a US Central Command spokesman, in a statement. Raines said commercial sea traffic also was nearby.
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Source: theguardian.com