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Jan 12, 2008 5:05 PM CST

Boat Face-Off Reveals Iran Tactics: US

Navy also reveals two December incidents, where shots were fired

(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...

US Files Formal Protest
to Iran Over Ship Incident

UPDATED

Jan 10, 2008 4:28 PM CST

US Files Formal Protest to Iran Over Ship Incident

Tehran releases own video, rejects American version of events

(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...

Bush: Iran a 'Threat to
World Peace'

Jan 9, 2008 3:12 PM CST

Bush: Iran a 'Threat to World Peace'

President reiterates threat at beginning of Mideast visit

(Newser) - President Bush called Iran a "threat to world peace," and reaffirmed America's support for Israel today in the first visit to that country of his presidency. Bush's tough talk came in response to the harassment of US ships by Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz last weekend....

Iran Claims US Navy
Video Was 'Fabricated'

Jan 9, 2008 7:34 AM CST

Iran Claims US Navy Video Was 'Fabricated'

No explanation of how or why

(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....

Washington Slams Iran Over Ship Threat

UPDATED

Jan 7, 2008 10:54 AM CST

Washington Slams Iran Over Ship Threat

Tehran calls incident 'ordinary' after vessels 'harass' US Navy ships

(Newser) - Washington is firing diplomatic volleys at Tehran today after five Iranian ships "harassed" three US Navy ships in international waters yesterday, CNN reports. "Such actions are dangerous and could have quickly escalated into something much worse," the Pentagon press secretary said. "We see it as further...