US warships to 'accompany' US-flagged ships into Gulf
This March 9, 2015 US Navy handout photo shows the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut departing Naval Station Mayport in Florida (AFP Photo/MC2 Sean P. La Marr)/ Washington (AFP) - US naval forces have started "accompanying" American-flagged commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, defense officials said Thursday, after Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged vessel this week. The move means American warships will be in the area and in contact with commercial vessels but not carrying out a full-fledged escort, officials in ...
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