“Iran has seized or attacked 15 ships in the last two years. HMS Lancaster sails as Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels follow behind it in the Strait of Hormuz (Jon Gambrell/AP) While the Guard kept its distance from both the Paul Hamilton and the passing British frigate HMS Lancaster, their presence showed just how tense passage for vessels can be in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of global oil supplies passes. Guardsmen stood by uncovered machine guns on their decks, while sailors aboard the Paul Hamilton similarly stood by loaded machine guns as others took photographs and video of the vessels.Īn Associated Press (AP) journalist also accompanied the allied naval commanders. The incredibly rare, joint trip by the three navy chiefs aboard the USS Paul Hamilton, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, saw three fast boats of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard approach the vessel at one point.
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