US navy destroyer fires warning shots at speeding Iranian vessels

USS Mahan fired three shots towards four Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps boats after they closed in at a high rate of speed in the Strait of HormuzA US navy destroyer fired three warning shots at armed Iranian patrol boats as they sped toward the warship at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, marring a recent period of relatively quiet interactions between US and Iranian forces, the Pentagon said on Monday.Navy Capt Jeff Davis, a Pentagon spokesman, said a group of four fast-attack boats of the