11 May 2021
US Navy again accuses IRGCN of ‘unsafe' operations in the Strait of Hormuz
by Michael Fabey
A number of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast in-shore attack craft (FIAC) conducted unsafe and unprofessional manoeuvres on 10 May and failed to exercise due regard for the safety of US forces, as required under international law, while operating in close proximity to US naval vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the US Navy (USN) said on a statement released later that day.
A group of 13 IRGCN FIAC made a high-speed approach on the US guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61), the patrol coastal ships USS Thunderbolt (PC 12), USS Hurricane
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A number of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast in-shore attack craft (FIAC)...
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