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  • January 2008

    • Heckler May Have Menaced Navy Ships

      Navy Times  |  Jan 14, 08 6:59 PM CST

      Heckler May Have Menaced Navy Ships

      (Newser) - Threats transmitted during a recent faceoff between US Navy vessels and Iranian boats may have come from a prankster known as the “Filipino Monkey,” the Navy Times reports. Towards the end of last month's faceoff in the Strait of Hormuz, a voice transmitted: “I am coming to you. You will explode in a few minutes.” Iran says the US lied about the threats; now Navy officials say they may have come from shore. More »

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      Iran  • radio  • US Navy  • threats  • Strait of Hormuz  • Iranian speedboats

    • Boat Face-Off Reveals Iran Tactics: US

      Washington Post  |  Jan 12, 08 5:05 PM CST

      Boat Face-Off Reveals Iran Tactics: US

      (Newser) - Objects tossed from Iranian boats posed no threat to US ships last Sunday, the Navy said yesterday, but did reveal Tehran's warfare tactics. The incident was also one of three between US and Iranian ships over the past month: In the first face-off, Dec. 19, the USS Whidbey Island fired warning shots at a small Iranian boat that passed within 500 yards, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Iran  • US Navy  • Persian Gulf  • Strait of Hormuz  • Iranian speedboats  • Iranian Revolutionary Guards

    • US Files Formal Protest to Iran Over Ship Incident

      Reuters  |  Jan 10, 08 4:28 PM CST

      US Files Formal Protest to Iran Over Ship Incident

      (Newser) - The US sent a formal diplomatic complaint to Iran today over what it calls the "provocative" harassment of American ships by Iranian speedboats, the AP reports. Iran, meanwhile, released its own video of the encounter in the Persian Gulf, which it says backs up its contention that the US is lying. A Pentagon spokesman dismissed  that claim today. More »

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      Iran  • US Navy  • Tehran  • Persian Gulf  • Strait of Hormuz  • Iranian speedboats

    • Iran Claims US Navy Video Was 'Fabricated'

      Associated Press  |  Jan 9, 08 7:34 AM CST

      Iran Claims US Navy Video Was 'Fabricated'

      (Newser) - A video of a tense encounter between US Navy ships and Iranian speedboats is a fake, Iran claims. "The footage released by the US Navy was compiled using file pictures and the audio has been fabricated," an unnamed official in the Revolutionary Guards tells the state-run Press TV. On the video, a voice can be heard threatening the US sailors, and the Iranians are warned several times they risk being fired upon. More »

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      Iran  • US Navy  • Strait of Hormuz  • Iranian speedboats

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