This file photo obtained from the US Navy on April 15, 2020, shows Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels patroling beside a US military ship in the north Arabian Gulf. (HANDOUT / AFP / US NAVY)
TEHRAN — A top Iranian commander has revealed a naval encounter between the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and two US cruisers near the Gulf a week ago, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Monday.
During the encounter on Dec 5, Iran's Shahid Rouhi high-speed and missile-launching assault boat succeeded in preventing the US cruisers from entering the Gulf, IRGC Navy Commander Alireza Tangsiri said at a event to commemorate Iranian martyrs.
The Iranian armed forces will force the Americans to sail along the routes Iran has allowed in the Gulf
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The homegrown vessel is capable of hitting targets with missiles within a range of 300 km, Tangsiri added.
The Iranian armed forces will force the Americans to sail along the routes Iran has allowed in the Gulf, he noted.