BREAKING: 12+ Iranian Gunboats Swarm 6 U.S. Warships, Dozens Of Warning Shots Fired

Iranian military gunboats with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated terrorist organization, swarmed several U.S. warships on Monday that were escorting a U.S. submarine.

“Over a dozen Iranian gunboats harass formation of six U.S. warships including guided-missile submarine Georgia,” Fox News Pentagon correspondent Lucas Tomlinson said. “U.S. Coast Guard cutter fired warning shots in response in Strait of Hormuz.”

BREAKING: Over a dozen Iranian gunboats harass formation of six U.S. warships including guided-missile submarine Georgia. U.S. Coast Guard cutter fired warning shots in response in Strait of Hormuz: Pentagon

— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) May 10, 2021

The 13 Iranian military vessels reportedly came within 150 yards of U.S. Forces, which fired 30 warning shots at the Iranian vessels. Pentagon press secretary John Kirby called the incident “significant” since previous incidents had involved fewer vessels.

#BREAKING: US Navy vessels escorting USS Georgia submarine in Strait of Hormuz encountered a dozen IRGC Iranian attack boats; US navy fired 30 warning shots before Iranian boats left

— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) May 10, 2021

In a follow up @PentagonPresSec calls the use of 13 IRGC fast-attack boats “significant” – previous incidents had involved fewer numbers of Iranian vessels https://t.co/sE77xdXxAi

— Tara Copp (@TaraCopp) May 10, 2021

The warning shots from a .50 caliber machine gun were fired after the Iranian fast boats came as close as 150 meters to six US military vessels escorting the nuclear-powered USS Georgia sub (usually armed with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles), states @PentagonPresSec.

— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) May 10, 2021

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