![]() ![]() The commander of the destroyer USS Hopper publicly denied that the American ships were about to open fire. ![]() Pentagon officials said the American ships were about to open fire when the Iranian boats withdrew. You will explode minutes." Įarly United States reports indicated that because the Iranian boats continued to circle the United States warships and had been seen to drop several packages into the water, the United States ships had no choice but to take the threats seriously and maintain a defensive posture. A few moments later, another voice radioed the USS Hopper saying, "I am coming at you. In a compilation of video and audio released by the Pentagon of the most provocative moments of the encounter, the radio officer of the USS Hopper is seen and heard attempting to make radio contact with the Iranian vessels. On 6 January 2008, five Iranian patrol boats crewed by the Revolutionary Guard approached three United States Navy warships in the Strait of Hormuz: the cruiser USS Port Royal, the destroyer USS Hopper and the frigate USS Ingraham. 6 January 2008: Iranian speedboats maneuver near U.S. ![]()
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