07-03-2017 01:11 via yahoo.com

U.S. Navy ship changes course after Iran vessels come close: U.S. official

By Idrees AliWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Multiple fast-attack vessels from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps came close to a U.S. Navy ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, forcing it to change direction, a U.S. official told Reuters on Monday.The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the boats came within 600 yards (meters) of the USNS Invincible, a tracking ship, and stopped.The Invincible and three ships from the British Royal Navy accompanying it had to change course.
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