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<h1 class="gmail-">Iranian navy forces US destroyer to retreat
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<p class="gmail-">The incident comes after Iranian forces seized
a foreign tanker in the same waters for fuel smuggling earlier
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<p><span style="background-color:transparent">The
Iranian naval forces intercepted a US destroyer
attempting to approach waters under Tehran\u2019s control
in the Sea of Oman, forcing it to turn away, Iranian
state television reported on 23 July.</span></p>
<p><span style="background-color:transparent">According
to the report, the army\u2019s naval aviation hovered
over the US vessel and issued a warning to stay
away. The destroyer responded by threatening to
target the Iranian aircraft.</span></p>
<p><span style="background-color:transparent">\u201cThe
Iranian Navy helicopter hovered over the US
destroyer, issued a warning, and asked it to stay
away,\u201d state media quoted the army officer as
saying. \u201cThe US destroyer threatened to target the
aircraft, but the Iranian pilot continued his
mission and repeated his warning to stay away from
Iranian waters.\u201d</span></p>
<p><span style="background-color:transparent">Following
repeated threats from the USS Fitzgerald, the report
said the Iranian army\u2019s air defense system
\u201cintervened and issued a decisive message\u201d affirming
the helicopter was under complete protection and
ordering the destroyer to \u201cchange course southward.\u201d</span></p>
<p><span style="background-color:transparent">On 16
July, Iranian authorities seized a </span><a
href="https://thecradle.co/articles/iran-seizes-foreign-tanker-smuggling-fuel-in-gulf-of-oman"
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style="background-color:transparent">foreign
tanker</span></a><span
style="background-color:transparent"> in the Gulf of
Oman on charges of fuel smuggling, detaining 17 crew
members. </span></p>
<p><span style="background-color:transparent">Chief
Justice of Hormozgan Province Mojtaba Ghahremani
said the vessel was carrying two million liters of
fuel without proper documentation and had been
placed under judicial investigation.</span></p>
<p><span style="background-color:transparent">\u201cSeventeen
individuals, including the tanker's captain and
crew, have been detained,\u201d Ghahremani told <i>Mehr
News Agency</i>. He added that tests were underway
to determine the cargo\u2019s volume and legality.</span></p>
<p><span style="background-color:transparent">In March
2024, Iran joined China and Russia in large-scale </span><a
href="https://thecradle.co/articles-id/23859"
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style="background-color:transparent">naval drills</span></a><span
style="background-color:transparent"> in the Sea of
Oman involving over 20 ships and combat
helicopters. </span></p>
<p><span style="background-color:transparent">Russia\u2019s
defense ministry said the exercise was meant to
\u201cprotect maritime economic activities.\u201d</span></p>
<p><span style="background-color:transparent">In April
2023, Iran seized the Marshall Islands\u2013flagged </span><a
href="https://thecradle.co/articles-id/581"
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style="background-color:transparent">oil tanker</span></a><span
style="background-color:transparent"> Advantage
Sweet in the same waters. </span></p>
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