Strait of Hormuz: Five Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats „harassed and provoked“ three U.S. Navy ships early Sunday in international waters, the U.S. military said Monday, calling the encounter a „significant“ confrontation. Well – actually that´s what CNN reported (1).
But there were other reports at the beginning: „Citing unnamed military officials in Washington, CNN, NBC and other news outlets reported today that one of five Iranian ships came within 200 yards of a group of three U.S. naval vessels Saturday night in international waters within the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow passage through which much of the gulf’s oil reaches the world.“ (2)
The „L.A.Times“ quoted that. First. Then they changed their story to this:
„A group of small Iranian boats charged and threatened three American warships just outside the Persian Gulf, military officials said Monday, elevating tensions and illustrating how easily a military confrontation could develop between U.S. and Iranian forces. The five Iranian boats approached the warships Sunday as they passed through the Strait of Hormuz on their way into the Persian Gulf. U.S. officials said the Iranians dropped objects in the water around the American ships and threatened to blow them up.“ (3)
And now have a look at this mouse (source: stratfor) and only one of the involved USS warships, the USS Hopper ( foto).
They gotta be kiddin..
sources:
(1)
http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/07/iran.us.navy/index.html
(2)
http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080107_iran_and_navy_play_chicken_in_the_gulf/
(3)
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iran8jan08,0,7610536.story?coll=la-home-center