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A navy vessel belonging to Iran’s regime conducted an \u201cunsafe and unprofessional\u201d interaction with US ships by pointing a laser at an accompanying Marine Corps helicopter, the US Navy said Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred on June 13 as amphibious assault ship the USS Bataan, the USS Cole destroyer and another American ship were sailing in formation in international waters in the Strait of Hormuz, according to report by AFP.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Iranian vessel paralleled the US formation, shining a spotlight on Cole,\u201d Commander Bill Urban, a spokesman for the U.S. navy\u2019s Fifth Fleet, said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cShortly thereafter, the Iranian vessel trained a laser on a CH-53E helicopter that accompanied the formation.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Iranian vessel then shined a spotlight on the Bataan, scanning the ship from bow to stern before heading away.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the interaction, the Iranian vessel came within 800 yards (meters) of Bataan,\u201d Urban said.<\/p>\n
Naval Forces Central Command said the interaction was unsafe and unprofessional because of the laser.<\/p>\n
\u201cIlluminating helicopters with lasers at night is dangerous as it creates a navigational hazard that can impair vision and can be disorienting to pilots using night vision goggles,\u201d Urban said.<\/p>\n
The Pentagon periodically voices concern over incidents in waters off Iran, accusing the Iranian regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and naval ships of conducting risky maneuvers around US vessels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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