WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 224299 [post_author] => 4 [post_date] => 2020-04-22 15:04:47 [post_date_gmt] => 2020-04-22 15:04:47 [post_content] => 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 […] [post_title] => President Trump Tells Navy to ‘Shoot Down’ Iranian Gunboats if they Harass U.S. Ships [post_excerpt] => 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) ... [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => closed [post_password] => [post_name] => president-trump-tells-navy-to-shoot-down-iranian-gunboats-if-they-harass-u-s-ships [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2020-04-22 15:04:47 [post_modified_gmt] => 2020-04-22 15:04:47 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => http://gcaptain.com/?p=139663 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => news [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw )