USS Mahan Fires Warning Flare At Iranian Ship Sailing Off Iranian Coast
The USS Mahan, a guided-missile destroyer, moves up the Hudson River in New York. (Photo: Ed Bailey/AP)
US warships have made a habit of wandering around in the Persian Gulf just off the coast of Iran, waiting for Iranian Naval ships to get sort of close, then complain in the international media how “unprofessional” that was. Today, the USS Mahan took it a step further, firing a “warning flare” at the Iranian ship.
