Tehran: IranState TV reported on Thursday that the speedboats belong to the country’s paramilitary forces. revolutionary guard intercepted an American ship in Persian Gulf. a us Navy The spokesman said that he was not aware of any such encounter at sea in the past.
The region continues to hold an edge over Iran’s growing nuclear program. Talks in Vienna to revive Tehran’s now defunct 2015 agreement with world powers have been stalled since June, with no date set for their resumption.
Thursday’s Iranian report circulated footage that TV said was filmed from a guard speedboat. It shows a ship with the American flag and several personnel on board as the speedboat is following it.
A voice is heard in Persian, “Keep following them.” The report did not specify when the encounter took place.
CMD. Timothy HawkinsA spokesman for the US Navy’s Bahrain-based 5th Fleet said it was not aware of any unsafe talks with Iran in the past two days.
This report is the first of its kind in recent months.
In May, the Guard rejected the US Navy’s claim that the Revolutionary Guard had sent 13 armed speedboats too close to US Navy ships in the strait, a day after Iranian speedboats were speeding in the Strait of Hormuz .
At the time, the United States said a Coast Guard cutter fired warning shots when two Iranian boats came dangerously close.
In the 2015 nuclear deal, Tehran substantially limited its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. In 2018, then-President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from the agreement, raising tensions in the wider Middle East and triggering a series of attacks and incidents.
Negotiations in Vienna have now stalled, with Iran violating limits set by the agreement and enriching small amounts of uranium for weapons purity to its nearest level as its stockpile continues to grow. Iran says its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes.
The region continues to hold an edge over Iran’s growing nuclear program. Talks in Vienna to revive Tehran’s now defunct 2015 agreement with world powers have been stalled since June, with no date set for their resumption.
Thursday’s Iranian report circulated footage that TV said was filmed from a guard speedboat. It shows a ship with the American flag and several personnel on board as the speedboat is following it.
A voice is heard in Persian, “Keep following them.” The report did not specify when the encounter took place.
CMD. Timothy HawkinsA spokesman for the US Navy’s Bahrain-based 5th Fleet said it was not aware of any unsafe talks with Iran in the past two days.
This report is the first of its kind in recent months.
In May, the Guard rejected the US Navy’s claim that the Revolutionary Guard had sent 13 armed speedboats too close to US Navy ships in the strait, a day after Iranian speedboats were speeding in the Strait of Hormuz .
At the time, the United States said a Coast Guard cutter fired warning shots when two Iranian boats came dangerously close.
In the 2015 nuclear deal, Tehran substantially limited its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. In 2018, then-President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the US from the agreement, raising tensions in the wider Middle East and triggering a series of attacks and incidents.
Negotiations in Vienna have now stalled, with Iran violating limits set by the agreement and enriching small amounts of uranium for weapons purity to its nearest level as its stockpile continues to grow. Iran says its nuclear program is only for peaceful purposes.
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