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US Military Outraged As Iran Test-fires Rockets Close To USS Truman

The U.S. military have accused Iran of “highly provocative” actions after they fired unguided rockets 1,500 yards from ships including an American aircraft carrier. Iranian ships fired rockets in the Strait of Hormuz as the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, was reportedly passing 1,500 yards away The US Central Command has called the drill “provocative, unsafe, and unprofessional.” The incident, originally reported on Wednesday via two unnamed US military officials, allegedly took place on Saturday. RT reports: One of the officials said that the US ships had been in an “internationally recognized maritime traffic lane” and not in any country’s territorial waters during the time of Iran’s naval exercises. Iran issued a warning over maritime radio shortly before conducting the missile test asking vessels to remain clear. The USS Harry S. Truman was about 1,500 yards (1371 meters) away from the launch location. The rockets were directed off the carrier’s starboard side, away from commercial ships and the traffic lane, the sources said. Yet, while Iranians were “clearly not” trying to target the US ship, the officials called the drill “unnecessarily provocative and unsafe.” A spokesman for US Central Command, Navy Commander Kyle Raines, has confirmed that a number [...]