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Iranian Boats Mysteriously Stop Harassing U.S. Navy

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Since August 2017, the routine harassment from the boats has ceased.

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The Iranian military has halted “routine harassment” of U.S. naval vessels in the Persian Gulf, for no discernible reason according to the military. The harassment often involved small and fast boats moving dangerously close to the vessels, often armed with “50 caliber machine guns and rocket launchers.”

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