Fox: US Navy destroyer alerted of weapons at the approach of the Iranian ship
According to the American side, the ship is Iranian Corps “revolutionary guards” approached to a distance of 914 m to the American destroyer Mahan.
NEW YORK, April 26. /Offset. TASS Alexey Kachalin/. Missile USS Mahan changed course in order to pass at a safe distance from the vehicle body of the Iranian “Islamic revolutionary guard” (IRGC, an elite component of the Iranian armed forces) in the Persian Gulf.
When performing a manoeuvre the crew of Mahan led to the readiness of weapons, said on Tuesday, the Fox News channel.
According to his sources in the Pentagon, the incident occurred on Monday. According to the American side, the Iranian warship approached to a distance of 914 m to the American destroyer. The latter changed course to avoid convergence. While Mahan has included a siren, lit identification lights and alerted weapons, informed the TV channel.