President Trump Tells Navy to ‘Shoot Down’ Iranian Gunboats if they Harass U.S. Ships
WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the U.S.Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea, a week after 11 vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came dangerously close to American ships in the Gulf. Close interactions with Iranian military vessels were not uncommon […]
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