Iran deployed a naval helicopter to warn off a US Navy destroyer in the Gulf of Oman, the country’s state media reported, in a clash Tehran affirmed that it forced the American vessel to retreat.
The confrontation took place at around 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday, July 23, Tasnim reported, and involved the USS Fitzgerald.
The report claimed that the destroyer threatened to target the Iranian helicopter unless it left the area. But the helicopter pilot persisted, Tasnim said, and the USS Fitzgerald ultimately changed course.
The direct clash between the Iranian and American armed forces comes amid rising tensions in the region due to the escalating Israeli threats to resume the aggression on Iran.
Source: Al-Manar English Website and other websites
