U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Fires Warning Shot At Iranian Sailboat In The Persian Gulf

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Monomoy. Wikipedia

Coast Guard Cutter Fires Warning Shot At Iranian Sailboat In Brief Altercation -- Washington Post

If things weren’t already tense enough in the Middle East, a U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat got into an altercation Tuesday with an Iranian sailboat in the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon announced.

U.S. military officials said the trouble started when the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Monomoy, which regularly patrols international waters in the Gulf, approached an Iranian dhow, a traditional sailing vessel used by fisherman and traders. According to the U.S. account, the cutter dispatched a smaller boat with some folks on board, apparently to try to get closer to the dhow and possibly climb aboard.

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Update #1: Coast Guard team fires shot at Iranian dhow in Persian Gulf -- Stars and Stripes
Update #2: US ship fires warning shot in encounter with Iranian boat -- AFP

My Comment: Tensions are running high.