151:
1188:
62:
143:
2507:
899:"A separate audio recording of that voice, which came across the VHS channel open to anyone with access to it, was spliced into a video on which the voice apparently could not be heard. That was a political decision, and Lieutenant Colonel Mark Ballesteros of the Pentagon's Public Affairs Office told IPS the decision on what to include in the video was "a collaborative effort of leadership here, the Central Command and navy leadership in the field".
511:"A separate audio recording of that voice, which came across the VHS channel open to anyone with access to it, was spliced into a video on which the voice apparently could not be heard. That was a political decision, and Lt. Col. Mark Ballesteros of the Pentagon's Public Affairs Office told IPS the decision on what to include in the video was 'a collaborative effort of leadership here, the Central Command and Navy leadership in the field.'"
1178:
75:
321:. Neither Iran or the United States have ratified the convention, but the United States accepts the traditional navigation rules as reflected in the convention. Iran has stated that it reserves "the right to require prior authorization for warships to exercise the right of innocent passage through its territorial sea." It is unclear if the incident happened in the territorial waters of Iran or Oman.
211:
United States officials said the
Iranians "harassed and provoked" their naval vessels, coming within 200 yards (180 m) of one warship. Iranian officials responded by calling the incident a routine contact of a sort that happens all the time in the crowded waters of the Persian Gulf. In response,
545:
Jeff James, Commander of the USS Hopper, said, "During this entire time we were going through our pre-planned responses and our measured, very disciplined responses trying to warn them off before we had to take any lethal action. And fortunately for everybody involved, they turned outbound before we
239:
The
Pentagon spokesman who described the Iranian boats as "highly maneuverable patrol craft" that was "visibly armed" did not note that such boats usually only carry a two- or three-man crew and that they are normally armed only with machine guns. The only boat that was close enough to be visible to
243:
On 12 January 2008, it was revealed that, contrary to previous reports, the packages the
Iranian boats had dropped into the water posed no threat to the United States vessels. The leading United States vessels observed that they were harmless light floating objects and did not report them to follow
207:
Early United States reports indicated that because the
Iranian boats continued to circle the United States warships and had been seen to drop several packages into the water, the United States ships had no choice but to take the threats seriously and maintain a defensive posture. Pentagon officials
216:
segment of the audio and video recordings of the incident that included the radio threat. An
Iranian Revolutionary Guard source stated, "The footage released by the US Navy are file pictures and the audio has been fabricated" On 10 January 2008, Iran accused the United States of creating a "media
509:"The naval commanders seemed most determined, however, to scotch the idea that they had been close to firing on the Iranians...Comdr. Jeffery James, commander of the destroyer Hopper, told reporters that the Iranians had moved away "before we got to the point where we needed to open fire"."
236:", noting that the threatening voice sounds different from that of the Iranian officer. Several media outlets reported that the Navy spliced the audio recording of the alleged Iranian threat onto to a videotape of the incident.
1144:
768:
Also mentions a "separate
Pentagon-released audio tape came from the Iranian boats. In the recording, a man can be heard saying in accented English: "I am coming to you," and then, "You will explode."
1955:
2017:
1508:
1174:
208:
said the
American ships were about to open fire when the Iranian boats withdrew. The commander of the destroyer USS Hopper publicly denied that the American ships were about to open fire.
1366:
1843:
265:, Ali Shirazi, a mid-level clerical aide to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, "The Zionist regime is pressuring White House officials to attack Iran. If they commit such a stupidity,
217:
fuss". The
Iranian Press TV then released its abridged video of the incident, where no threats can be heard. The United States later released a 36-minute video of the incident.
1336:
2569:
1664:
1389:
1326:
1166:
1975:
1632:
1040:
228:
pointed out that the United States-released audio includes no ambient noise of the kind that might be expected if the broadcast had come from one of the speedboats.
1858:
1764:
293:
in
Iranian airspace over the Strait, killing 290 civilians, an incident for which the United States never apologized, though it did provide monetary compensation.
1070:
1291:
2336:
1985:
213:
2401:
1321:
1578:
1538:
1361:
1356:
1351:
2564:
1659:
2043:
1498:
1316:
625:
1218:
1208:
258:
in response to a small
Iranian boat that was approaching it on 19 December. The Iranian boat reportedly then retreated after the shots were fired.
2574:
410:
318:
1789:
1769:
1739:
1627:
1228:
1223:
1159:
557:
196:. In a compilation of video and audio released by the Pentagon of the most provocative moments of the encounter, the radio officer of the USS
1935:
97:
2138:
2053:
1483:
2416:
2308:
1599:
1530:
1274:
1002:
330:
1063:"Chronological lists of ratifications of, accessions and successions to the Convention and the related Agreements as at 26 October 2007"
659:
269:
and U.S. shipping in the Persian Gulf will be Iran's first targets and they will be burned," according to the student news agency ISNA.
2411:
2396:
2361:
2331:
2096:
1960:
1801:
2529:
2510:
1970:
1754:
1488:
1152:
942:
868:
2381:
851:
732:
496:
2406:
1702:
603:
200:
is seen and heard attempting to make radio contact with the Iranian vessels. A few moments later, another voice radioed the USS
2091:
1945:
1674:
1553:
1456:
1248:
1238:
247:
On 12 January 2008, two earlier incidents during December 2007 were revealed by United States Navy officials, one in which the
301:
To travel through the Strait of Hormuz, which at its narrowest is 21 nautical miles (39 km) wide, ships pass through the
2438:
1826:
1796:
383:
2534:
1876:
1669:
1478:
1213:
1032:
345:
830:
711:
220:
There has been confusion as to the source of the threatening radio transmissions. Persian speakers and Iranians have told
1617:
1451:
1062:
977:
789:
685:
2386:
2248:
1903:
1331:
433:
2071:
2048:
2011:
1930:
1816:
1811:
1692:
1203:
814:
360:
277:
The presence of United States warships in the Strait has been a sensitive issue for Iran since 3 July 1988, when the
187:
159:
335:
1734:
1622:
1588:
1493:
1182:
2346:
2163:
1806:
1749:
1466:
778:‘Filipino Monkey’ behind threats? – Navy News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports – Navy Times
1744:
1729:
1473:
1233:
752:
1279:
1679:
1607:
1284:
894:
177:
1940:
1925:
1583:
1311:
2218:
2061:
1950:
1637:
1346:
629:
248:
101:
2554:
2549:
2493:
2468:
2443:
1821:
1513:
1503:
777:
2559:
1980:
1881:
1779:
350:
167:
963:"But it turned out that the warning was a separate audio recording that was added onto the video..."
2448:
2208:
2086:
2081:
2038:
2000:
1759:
1563:
1439:
1121:
910:
561:
1697:
1434:
1419:
240:
the United States ships was unarmed, as an enlarged photo of the boat from the navy video shows.
2473:
2356:
2005:
1995:
1868:
1518:
1429:
1424:
1409:
1125:
1097:
1010:
170:
828:
Inter Press Service, 10 January 2008, "Official Version of Naval Incident Starts to Unravel,"
709:
Inter Press Service, 10 January 2008, "Official Version of Naval Incident Starts to Unravel,"
2544:
2539:
2391:
2341:
2213:
1920:
1915:
1898:
1893:
1888:
1853:
1612:
1558:
888:
651:
282:
190:
2313:
1784:
1774:
1568:
1341:
1269:
262:
406:
8:
1548:
1399:
1243:
950:
290:
232:
wrote that the incident could have been caused by a locally famous heckler known as the "
180:
150:
2458:
2433:
2268:
2243:
2228:
2203:
2193:
2143:
2108:
1990:
1965:
1543:
1394:
848:
729:
488:
302:
127:
92:
539:
522:
2113:
2033:
1848:
1654:
1414:
1384:
1301:
587:
458:
2486:
2463:
2453:
2426:
2421:
2371:
2366:
2278:
2198:
2076:
1908:
1712:
1684:
1446:
1296:
1264:
595:
534:
163:
131:
34:
379:
2178:
2158:
2133:
2123:
1717:
1647:
1593:
1461:
855:
834:
736:
715:
355:
233:
1033:"The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (A historical perspective)"
2293:
2288:
2103:
1573:
626:"Three U.S. Navy Ships Approached by Iranian Boats (video 080107-D-6570C-001)"
2523:
2263:
2238:
2233:
2188:
2183:
2173:
2168:
2148:
2128:
1187:
1093:
926:
The audio and video recordings were separate but pulled together by the Navy.
793:
67:
2351:
2283:
2253:
2153:
255:
2376:
2303:
2273:
2258:
2223:
1306:
142:
2298:
2118:
2066:
1831:
599:
126:
refers to a series of naval stand-offs between Iranian speedboats and
2479:
278:
1509:
Donald Trump's threat for the destruction of Iranian cultural sites
1404:
831:"POLITICS-US: Official Version of Naval Incident Starts to Unravel"
712:"POLITICS-US: Official Version of Naval Incident Starts to Unravel"
266:
224:
that the accent in the American recording does not sound Iranian.
1722:
521:
Janke, E; Hutchings, M T; Day, P; Walker, P J (14 January 2008).
212:
on 8 January 2008 the Department of Defense released an abridged
1956:
Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act
975:
154:
6 January 2008: Iranian speedboats maneuver near U.S. Navy ships
1844:
Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–present)
1707:
1126:"Limits in the Sea, National Claims to Maritime Restrictions"
686:"Iranian Boats May Not Have Made Radio Threat, Pentagon Says"
1091:
628:. U.S. Department of Defense. 7 January 2008. Archived from
1177:
310:
306:
158:
On 6 January 2008, five Iranian patrol boats crewed by the
80:
1327:
Phone conversation between Barack Obama and Hassan Rouhani
520:
204:
saying, "I am coming at you. You will explode minutes."
146:
Map of Strait of Hormuz with maritime political boundaries
1633:
United States raid on the Iranian Liaison Office in Erbil
943:"U.S.-Iran stand-off: Mere propaganda or prelude to war?"
792:. Television New Zealand. 15 January 2008. Archived from
1859:
Iranian interference in the 2024 United States elections
1765:
December 2019 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria
1120:
908:
1292:
Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations and Consular Rights
978:"Objects From Iranian Boats Posed No Threat, Navy Says"
1976:
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
2337:
Academic relations between Iran and the United States
1986:
United States Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Tehran
909:
Lolita C., Baldor; Sebastian Abbot (9 January 2008).
434:"Did a Radio Prank Escalate Iran-U.S. Confrontation?"
2402:
Our enemy is here, they are lying that it is America
1322:
Correspondence between Barack Obama and Ali Khamenei
976:
Robin Wright and Ann Scott Tyson (12 January 2008).
849:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/01/11/6314/
730:
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/01/11/6314/
162:
approached three United States Navy warships in the
2570:
Foreign policy of the George W. Bush administration
1539:
Assassination of Paul R. Shaffer and John H. Turner
1055:
815:
Did a Radio Prank Escalate Iran-U.S. Confrontation?
585:
2044:Iranian Students Association in the United States
1067:Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
1037:Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea
407:"Iranian ships 'harass' U.S. Navy, officials say"
2521:
1579:Jimmy Carter's engagement with Ruhollah Khomeini
1003:"Iran to "hit Tel Aviv, U.S. ships" if attacked"
753:"Navy releases longer video of Iranian incident"
1025:
652:"Iran releases own video of U.S. Gulf incident"
555:
546:got to the point where we needed to open fire."
489:"How the Pentagon Planted a False Hormuz Story"
319:United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
1790:February 2021 United States airstrike in Syria
1770:Attack on the United States embassy in Baghdad
1740:Deportation of Iranian students at US airports
1628:United States kill or capture strategy in Iraq
1317:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's letter to George W. Bush
1229:Consulate-General of the United States, Tabriz
1224:Interests Section of Iran in the United States
971:
969:
679:
677:
1936:Iran, North Korea, Syria Nonproliferation Act
1160:
404:
98:Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
2058:Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans
2054:Organization of Iranian American Communities
782:
2417:United States and state-sponsored terrorism
1275:Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry
966:
911:"Ship video shows U.S. encounter with Iran"
875:. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008
674:
431:
331:2007 Iranian arrest of Royal Navy personnel
2412:United States involvement in regime change
2397:Opposition to military action against Iran
1961:Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act
1802:June 2021 United States airstrike in Syria
1167:
1153:
1755:2019 Iranian shoot-down of American drone
1489:International Maritime Security Construct
538:
2382:International Conference on Hollywoodism
1600:America can't do a damn thing against us
1219:Ambassadors of the United States to Iran
1209:Ambassadors of Iran to the United States
940:
869:"How the Pentagon planted a false story"
824:
822:
746:
744:
149:
141:
2097:People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran
586:Källén, Bengt A. J. (10 January 2008).
2575:United States Navy in the 21st century
2522:
2092:National Council of Resistance of Iran
1249:Iran Syria Policy and Operations Group
866:
790:"Prankster linked to US-Iran incident"
750:
683:
581:
579:
558:"Pentagon Says Ships Harassed by Iran"
486:
482:
480:
453:
451:
296:
2565:Iran–United States military relations
2439:American Institute of Iranian Studies
2018:Alleged violations of Treaty of Amity
1797:Leaked Mohammad Javad Zarif audiotape
1148:
936:
934:
819:
751:Baldor, Lolita C. (12 January 2008).
741:
272:
124:2008 Iran–United States naval dispute
21:2008 Iran–United States naval dispute
1877:United States sanctions against Iran
1670:2011 alleged Iran assassination plot
1665:United States diplomatic cables leak
1214:Embassy of the United States, Tehran
1073:from the original on 14 January 2008
1043:from the original on 14 January 2008
860:
662:from the original on 16 January 2008
606:from the original on 13 January 2010
514:
499:from the original on 19 January 2008
413:from the original on 10 January 2008
386:from the original on 15 January 2008
1618:Lawrence Franklin espionage scandal
941:Abdullah, Ahmed (12 January 2008).
588:"US doubts over Iran boat 'threat'"
576:
477:
459:"Iran says US video was fabricated"
448:
244:United States vessels as a danger.
134:in December 2007 and January 2008.
13:
2387:Iran and state-sponsored terrorism
2249:Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran
1457:Arab–Israeli alliance against Iran
1332:Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
1239:Iran–United States Claims Tribunal
931:
867:Porter, Gareth (17 January 2008).
556:Pauline Jelinek (7 January 2008).
487:Porter, Gareth (16 January 2008).
380:"US-Iranian naval dispute deepens"
14:
2586:
2072:Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
2049:National Iranian American Council
2012:Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran
1971:Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act
1812:August 2021 Gulf of Oman incident
1204:Embassy of Iran, Washington, D.C.
902:
684:Wright, Robin (11 January 2008).
2530:International maritime incidents
2506:
2505:
2309:Iranian Guantanamo Bay detainees
1623:Disappearance of Robert Levinson
1494:Assassination of Qasem Soleimani
1484:Russia–Syria–Iran–Iraq coalition
1479:Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
1186:
1176:
1098:"Presidential Proclamation 5030"
757:The Statesman (Associated Press)
405:Barbara Starr (7 January 2008).
346:2011–12 Strait of Hormuz dispute
73:
60:
2347:Anti-American sentiment in Iran
1827:2023 Northeastern Syria clashes
1807:July 2021 Gulf of Oman incident
1750:June 2019 Gulf of Oman incident
1467:February 2019 Warsaw Conference
1114:
1085:
995:
808:
771:
703:
644:
523:"U.S., Iran on Hormuz incident"
432:Ivan Watson (14 January 2008).
1946:Iran Sanctions Enhancement Act
1745:May 2019 Gulf of Oman incident
1730:Kidnapping of Hossein Alikhani
1390:United States support for Iraq
1234:Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
924:– via Associated Press.
618:
549:
425:
398:
372:
1:
1817:2021 U.S.–Iran naval incident
1009:. 8 July 2008. Archived from
594:. Vol. 79. p. 301.
366:
361:2016 U.S.–Iran naval incident
1941:Iran Freedom and Support Act
1926:Iran and Libya Sanctions Act
1660:Detention of American hikers
1584:1980 October Surprise theory
1183:Iran–United States relations
340:encounter with Iranian Craft
7:
2535:History of the Persian Gulf
2062:United Against Nuclear Iran
1638:Kidnapping of Jalal Sharafi
540:10.1088/0022-3719/16/31/011
324:
261:In an 8 July speech to the
137:
10:
2591:
2494:Not for the Faint of Heart
2469:Saint Peter Church, Tehran
2444:American School of Isfahan
2407:State Sponsor of Terrorism
1981:Dames & Moore v. Regan
1822:2022 Erbil missile attacks
1514:Operation Martyr Soleimani
1504:Thirteen revenge scenarios
1474:Iran–Israel proxy conflict
560:. FOX News. Archived from
2503:
2332:1998 FIFA World Cup match
2324:
2026:
1931:Iran Nonproliferation Act
1882:Maximum pressure campaign
1867:
1780:2021 Erbil rocket attacks
1529:
1377:
1257:
1196:
893:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
351:Millennium Challenge 2002
291:Iranian commercial flight
107:
86:
53:
25:
20:
2449:Community School, Tehran
2209:Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil
2087:National Council of Iran
2082:Kingdom Assembly of Iran
2001:Bank Markazi v. Peterson
1760:2019 K-1 Air Base attack
1675:Strait of Hormuz dispute
1608:Beirut barracks bombings
1564:Operation Credible Sport
1440:Operation Praying Mantis
1280:1953 Iranian coup d'état
1122:U.S. Department of State
382:. BBC. 12 January 2008.
1951:Kyl–Lieberman Amendment
1698:Nuclear program of Iran
1435:Operation Nimble Archer
1420:Operation Eager Glacier
854:14 January 2008 at the
735:14 January 2008 at the
2474:Tehran American School
2357:CIA activities in Iran
2027:Groups and individuals
2006:Certain Iranian Assets
1996:United States v. Banki
1735:Arrest of Meng Wanzhou
1519:2020 Camp Taji attacks
1430:Operation Prime Chance
1425:Operation Earnest Will
1285:Abadan Crisis Timeline
155:
147:
2392:Iranian frozen assets
2214:Shahrzad Mirgholikhan
1921:Executive Order 13876
1916:Executive Order 13780
1899:Executive Order 13769
1894:Executive Order 12172
1889:Executive Order 12170
1854:Tower 22 drone attack
1613:Khobar Towers bombing
1559:Guadeloupe Conference
153:
145:
2314:Abdul Majid Muhammed
2039:Iran–America Society
1785:2021 Natanz incident
1775:2020 Iran explosions
1569:Operation Eagle Claw
1531:Incidents after 1979
1342:Joint Plan of Action
1270:Persian Gulf Command
564:on 24 September 2015
263:Revolutionary Guards
102:Border Guard Command
2362:Copyright relations
1693:2016 Naval incident
1549:Iran hostage crisis
1400:Iran Air Flight 655
1312:Island of Stability
1244:Iranian Directorate
982:The Washington Post
953:on 29 November 2008
690:The Washington Post
658:. 10 January 2008.
493:Inter Press Service
297:Territorial context
222:The Washington Post
160:Revolutionary Guard
45:Resolved peacefully
2459:Iran Bethel School
2434:Alborz High School
2269:Abdolreza Shahlaei
2244:Sahar Nowrouzzadeh
2229:Mohammad Mosaddegh
2204:Amir Mirza Hekmati
2194:Mahmoud Reza Banki
2144:Erwin David Rabhan
2109:Howard Baskerville
1991:Oil Platforms case
1966:Public Law 113-100
1643:2008 Naval dispute
1544:Iranian Revolution
1410:Iran–Contra affair
1395:Bridgeton incident
837:on 13 January 2008
718:on 13 January 2008
632:on 12 January 2008
600:10.1002/bdra.20327
317:provisions of the
303:territorial waters
273:Historical context
226:The New York Times
156:
148:
93:United States Navy
2555:Conflicts in 2008
2550:Conflicts in 2007
2517:
2516:
2219:Mohammad Hosseini
2114:William J. Fallon
2034:Iran Action Group
1849:2024 Erbil attack
1655:Project Cassandra
1415:Operation Staunch
1302:Project Dark Gene
1096:(10 March 1983).
214:four-minute video
120:
119:
49:
48:
2582:
2560:Strait of Hormuz
2509:
2508:
2464:Iranzamin School
2454:Damavand College
2427:Alavi Foundation
2422:650 Fifth Avenue
2372:Dual containment
2367:Death to America
2279:Masoud Soleimani
2199:Haleh Esfandiari
2164:Michael R. White
1909:Trump travel ban
1713:Operation Merlin
1452:Yemeni Civil War
1447:Syrian civil war
1297:Exercise Delawar
1265:Persian Corridor
1197:Diplomatic posts
1191:
1190:
1181:
1180:
1169:
1162:
1155:
1146:
1145:
1140:
1139:
1137:
1135:
1130:
1118:
1112:
1111:
1109:
1107:
1102:
1089:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1078:
1059:
1053:
1052:
1050:
1048:
1029:
1023:
1022:
1020:
1018:
999:
993:
992:
990:
988:
973:
964:
962:
960:
958:
949:. Archived from
938:
929:
928:
923:
921:
915:The News Tribune
906:
900:
898:
892:
884:
882:
880:
864:
858:
846:
844:
842:
833:. Archived from
826:
817:
812:
806:
805:
803:
801:
786:
780:
775:
769:
767:
765:
763:
748:
739:
727:
725:
723:
714:. Archived from
707:
701:
700:
698:
696:
681:
672:
671:
669:
667:
648:
642:
641:
639:
637:
622:
616:
615:
613:
611:
583:
574:
573:
571:
569:
553:
547:
544:
542:
518:
512:
508:
506:
504:
484:
475:
474:
472:
470:
465:. 9 January 2008
455:
446:
445:
443:
441:
429:
423:
422:
420:
418:
402:
396:
395:
393:
391:
376:
164:Strait of Hormuz
132:Strait of Hormuz
130:warships in the
79:
77:
76:
66:
64:
63:
35:Strait of Hormuz
27:
26:
18:
17:
2590:
2589:
2585:
2584:
2583:
2581:
2580:
2579:
2520:
2519:
2518:
2513:
2499:
2320:
2179:Saeid Aboutaleb
2159:Craig Wadsworth
2134:Stephen D. Mull
2124:Joseph Macmanus
2022:
1863:
1718:Charming Kitten
1680:RQ-170 incident
1648:Filipino Monkey
1594:Algiers Accords
1525:
1462:Abraham Accords
1373:
1367:U.S. withdrawal
1253:
1192:
1185:
1175:
1173:
1143:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1124:(25 May 2000).
1119:
1115:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1092:U.S. President
1090:
1086:
1076:
1074:
1061:
1060:
1056:
1046:
1044:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1016:
1014:
1013:on 16 July 2008
1001:
1000:
996:
986:
984:
974:
967:
956:
954:
939:
932:
919:
917:
907:
903:
886:
885:
878:
876:
865:
861:
856:Wayback Machine
840:
838:
829:
827:
820:
813:
809:
799:
797:
788:
787:
783:
776:
772:
761:
759:
749:
742:
737:Wayback Machine
721:
719:
710:
708:
704:
694:
692:
682:
675:
665:
663:
650:
649:
645:
635:
633:
624:
623:
619:
609:
607:
584:
577:
567:
565:
554:
550:
519:
515:
510:
502:
500:
485:
478:
468:
466:
457:
456:
449:
439:
437:
430:
426:
416:
414:
403:
399:
389:
387:
378:
377:
373:
369:
356:Filipino Monkey
342:(11 April 2008)
327:
315:transit passage
299:
275:
234:Filipino Monkey
140:
100:
74:
72:
61:
59:
37:
12:
11:
5:
2588:
2578:
2577:
2572:
2567:
2562:
2557:
2552:
2547:
2542:
2537:
2532:
2515:
2514:
2504:
2501:
2500:
2498:
2497:
2490:
2483:
2476:
2471:
2466:
2461:
2456:
2451:
2446:
2441:
2436:
2431:
2430:
2429:
2419:
2414:
2409:
2404:
2399:
2394:
2389:
2384:
2379:
2374:
2369:
2364:
2359:
2354:
2349:
2344:
2342:American Islam
2339:
2334:
2328:
2326:
2322:
2321:
2319:
2318:
2317:
2316:
2306:
2301:
2296:
2294:Karan Vafadari
2291:
2289:Kian Tajbakhsh
2286:
2281:
2276:
2271:
2266:
2261:
2256:
2251:
2246:
2241:
2236:
2231:
2226:
2221:
2216:
2211:
2206:
2201:
2196:
2191:
2186:
2181:
2176:
2171:
2166:
2161:
2156:
2151:
2146:
2141:
2136:
2131:
2126:
2121:
2116:
2111:
2106:
2104:Elliott Abrams
2101:
2100:
2099:
2089:
2084:
2079:
2074:
2069:
2064:
2059:
2056:
2051:
2046:
2041:
2036:
2030:
2028:
2024:
2023:
2021:
2020:
2015:
2008:
2003:
1998:
1993:
1988:
1983:
1978:
1973:
1968:
1963:
1958:
1953:
1948:
1943:
1938:
1933:
1928:
1923:
1918:
1913:
1912:
1911:
1906:
1896:
1891:
1886:
1885:
1884:
1873:
1871:
1865:
1864:
1862:
1861:
1856:
1851:
1846:
1841:
1829:
1824:
1819:
1814:
1809:
1804:
1799:
1794:
1793:
1792:
1782:
1777:
1772:
1767:
1762:
1757:
1752:
1747:
1742:
1737:
1732:
1727:
1726:
1725:
1720:
1715:
1710:
1705:
1695:
1690:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1651:
1650:
1640:
1635:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1604:
1603:
1596:
1591:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1574:Canadian Caper
1571:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1546:
1541:
1535:
1533:
1527:
1526:
1524:
1523:
1522:
1521:
1516:
1511:
1506:
1501:
1491:
1486:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1470:
1469:
1464:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1443:
1442:
1437:
1432:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1381:
1379:
1375:
1374:
1372:
1371:
1370:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1288:
1287:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1261:
1259:
1255:
1254:
1252:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1200:
1198:
1194:
1193:
1172:
1171:
1164:
1157:
1149:
1142:
1141:
1113:
1084:
1054:
1024:
994:
965:
930:
901:
859:
818:
807:
796:on 16 May 2011
781:
770:
740:
728:archived at –
702:
673:
643:
617:
575:
548:
513:
476:
447:
424:
397:
370:
368:
365:
364:
363:
358:
353:
348:
343:
333:
326:
323:
298:
295:
274:
271:
251:Whidbey Island
230:The Navy Times
139:
136:
118:
117:
116:5 patrol boats
114:
110:
109:
105:
104:
95:
89:
88:
87:Units involved
84:
83:
70:
56:
55:
51:
50:
47:
46:
43:
39:
38:
33:
31:
23:
22:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2587:
2576:
2573:
2571:
2568:
2566:
2563:
2561:
2558:
2556:
2553:
2551:
2548:
2546:
2543:
2541:
2538:
2536:
2533:
2531:
2528:
2527:
2525:
2512:
2502:
2496:
2495:
2491:
2489:
2488:
2484:
2481:
2477:
2475:
2472:
2470:
2467:
2465:
2462:
2460:
2457:
2455:
2452:
2450:
2447:
2445:
2442:
2440:
2437:
2435:
2432:
2428:
2425:
2424:
2423:
2420:
2418:
2415:
2413:
2410:
2408:
2405:
2403:
2400:
2398:
2395:
2393:
2390:
2388:
2385:
2383:
2380:
2378:
2375:
2373:
2370:
2368:
2365:
2363:
2360:
2358:
2355:
2353:
2350:
2348:
2345:
2343:
2340:
2338:
2335:
2333:
2330:
2329:
2327:
2323:
2315:
2312:
2311:
2310:
2307:
2305:
2302:
2300:
2297:
2295:
2292:
2290:
2287:
2285:
2282:
2280:
2277:
2275:
2272:
2270:
2267:
2265:
2264:Maryam Rajavi
2262:
2260:
2257:
2255:
2252:
2250:
2247:
2245:
2242:
2240:
2239:Siamak Namazi
2237:
2235:
2234:Baquer Namazi
2232:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2222:
2220:
2217:
2215:
2212:
2210:
2207:
2205:
2202:
2200:
2197:
2195:
2192:
2190:
2189:Sirous Asgari
2187:
2185:
2184:Shahram Amiri
2182:
2180:
2177:
2175:
2174:Saeed Abedini
2172:
2170:
2169:Roxana Saberi
2167:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2150:
2149:Jason Rezaian
2147:
2145:
2142:
2140:
2137:
2135:
2132:
2130:
2129:Robert Malley
2127:
2125:
2122:
2120:
2117:
2115:
2112:
2110:
2107:
2105:
2102:
2098:
2095:
2094:
2093:
2090:
2088:
2085:
2083:
2080:
2078:
2075:
2073:
2070:
2068:
2065:
2063:
2060:
2057:
2055:
2052:
2050:
2047:
2045:
2042:
2040:
2037:
2035:
2032:
2031:
2029:
2025:
2019:
2016:
2014:
2013:
2009:
2007:
2004:
2002:
1999:
1997:
1994:
1992:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1977:
1974:
1972:
1969:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1959:
1957:
1954:
1952:
1949:
1947:
1944:
1942:
1939:
1937:
1934:
1932:
1929:
1927:
1924:
1922:
1919:
1917:
1914:
1910:
1907:
1905:
1902:
1901:
1900:
1897:
1895:
1892:
1890:
1887:
1883:
1880:
1879:
1878:
1875:
1874:
1872:
1870:
1866:
1860:
1857:
1855:
1852:
1850:
1847:
1845:
1842:
1840:
1839:
1835:
1830:
1828:
1825:
1823:
1820:
1818:
1815:
1813:
1810:
1808:
1805:
1803:
1800:
1798:
1795:
1791:
1788:
1787:
1786:
1783:
1781:
1778:
1776:
1773:
1771:
1768:
1766:
1763:
1761:
1758:
1756:
1753:
1751:
1748:
1746:
1743:
1741:
1738:
1736:
1733:
1731:
1728:
1724:
1721:
1719:
1716:
1714:
1711:
1709:
1706:
1704:
1701:
1700:
1699:
1696:
1694:
1691:
1689:
1688:
1687:Maersk Tigris
1683:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1649:
1646:
1645:
1644:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1602:
1601:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1551:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1536:
1534:
1532:
1528:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1505:
1502:
1500:
1497:
1496:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1459:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1401:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1391:
1388:
1387:
1386:
1385:Iran–Iraq War
1383:
1382:
1380:
1376:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1334:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1286:
1283:
1282:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1262:
1260:
1256:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1201:
1199:
1195:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1170:
1165:
1163:
1158:
1156:
1151:
1150:
1147:
1127:
1123:
1117:
1099:
1095:
1094:Ronald Reagan
1088:
1072:
1068:
1064:
1058:
1042:
1038:
1034:
1028:
1012:
1008:
1004:
998:
983:
979:
972:
970:
952:
948:
944:
937:
935:
927:
916:
912:
905:
896:
890:
874:
870:
863:
857:
853:
850:
836:
832:
825:
823:
816:
811:
795:
791:
785:
779:
774:
758:
754:
747:
745:
738:
734:
731:
717:
713:
706:
691:
687:
680:
678:
661:
657:
653:
647:
631:
627:
621:
605:
601:
597:
593:
589:
582:
580:
563:
559:
552:
541:
536:
532:
528:
524:
517:
498:
494:
490:
483:
481:
464:
460:
454:
452:
435:
428:
412:
408:
401:
385:
381:
375:
371:
362:
359:
357:
354:
352:
349:
347:
344:
341:
339:
334:
332:
329:
328:
322:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
294:
292:
289:shot down an
288:
287: (CG-49)
286:
280:
270:
268:
264:
259:
257:
256:warning shots
253:
252:
245:
241:
237:
235:
231:
227:
223:
218:
215:
209:
205:
203:
199:
195:
194:
189:
185:
184:
179:
175:
174:
169:
165:
161:
152:
144:
135:
133:
129:
125:
115:
112:
111:
106:
103:
99:
96:
94:
91:
90:
85:
82:
71:
69:
68:United States
58:
57:
52:
44:
41:
40:
36:
32:
29:
28:
24:
19:
16:
2545:2008 in Iran
2540:2007 in Iran
2492:
2485:
2352:Axis of evil
2284:Morad Tahbaz
2254:Noor Pahlavi
2154:Scott Ritter
2010:
1837:
1833:
1686:
1642:
1598:
1589:Negotiations
1337:Negotiations
1132:. Retrieved
1116:
1104:. Retrieved
1087:
1075:. Retrieved
1066:
1057:
1045:. Retrieved
1036:
1027:
1015:. Retrieved
1011:the original
1006:
997:
985:. Retrieved
981:
955:. Retrieved
951:the original
946:
925:
918:. Retrieved
914:
904:
889:cite journal
877:. Retrieved
872:
862:
847:archived at
839:. Retrieved
835:the original
810:
800:14 September
798:. Retrieved
794:the original
784:
773:
760:. Retrieved
756:
720:. Retrieved
716:the original
705:
693:. Retrieved
689:
664:. Retrieved
655:
646:
634:. Retrieved
630:the original
620:
608:. Retrieved
591:
566:. Retrieved
562:the original
551:
530:
526:
516:
501:. Retrieved
492:
467:. Retrieved
462:
438:. Retrieved
427:
415:. Retrieved
400:
388:. Retrieved
374:
337:
314:
300:
284:
276:
260:
250:
246:
242:
238:
229:
225:
221:
219:
210:
206:
201:
197:
192:
182:
172:
157:
123:
121:
54:Belligerents
15:
2377:Great Satan
2304:Nizar Zakka
2274:Ali Shakeri
2259:Trita Parsi
2224:Esha Momeni
1869:Legislation
1832:Seizure of
1307:Safari Club
2524:Categories
2299:Xiyue Wang
2139:Jon Pattis
2119:Brian Hook
2067:Farashgard
1838:St Nikolas
1834:Suez Rajan
1134:26 January
1106:21 January
1077:15 January
1047:12 January
1007:Yahoo News
987:13 January
957:27 January
947:Al Jazeera
920:27 January
879:27 January
873:Asia Times
841:14 January
762:27 January
722:14 January
695:21 January
666:12 January
636:12 January
568:12 January
503:27 January
440:15 January
417:12 January
390:21 January
367:References
313:under the
173:Port Royal
113:3 warships
2487:Overthrow
2480:Bomb Iran
2077:Jundallah
1904:reactions
1499:reactions
1378:Conflicts
1362:Aftermath
1357:Criticism
1352:Reactions
1347:Framework
1258:Diplomacy
610:1 January
527:Xinhuanet
469:1 January
285:Vincennes
283:USS
279:U.S. Navy
178:destroyer
128:U.S. Navy
2511:Category
1703:Timeline
1685:MV
1554:Timeline
1405:Iran Ajr
1071:Archived
1041:Archived
852:Archived
733:Archived
660:Archived
604:Archived
592:BBC News
533:: 5959.
497:Archived
463:BBC News
411:Archived
384:Archived
325:See also
281:cruiser
267:Tel Aviv
193:Ingraham
186:and the
138:Incident
108:Strength
30:Location
2325:Related
1723:Stuxnet
656:Reuters
409:. CNN.
338:Typhoon
188:frigate
168:cruiser
1069:. UN.
1039:. UN.
1017:9 July
254:fired
202:Hopper
198:Hopper
183:Hopper
176:, the
166:: the
78:
65:
42:Result
1129:(PDF)
1101:(PDF)
436:. NPR
1836:and
1708:P5+1
1136:2008
1108:2008
1079:2008
1049:2008
1019:2008
989:2008
959:2008
922:2008
895:link
881:2008
843:2008
802:2011
764:2008
724:2008
697:2008
668:2008
638:2008
612:2010
570:2008
505:2008
471:2010
442:2008
419:2008
392:2008
336:USS
311:Oman
309:and
307:Iran
249:USS
191:USS
181:USS
171:USS
122:The
81:Iran
596:doi
535:doi
305:of
2526::
1065:.
1035:.
1005:.
980:.
968:^
945:.
933:^
913:.
891:}}
887:{{
871:.
821:^
755:.
743:^
688:.
676:^
654:.
602:.
590:.
578:^
531:16
529:.
525:.
495:.
491:.
479:^
461:.
450:^
2482:"
2478:"
1168:e
1161:t
1154:v
1138:.
1110:.
1081:.
1051:.
1021:.
991:.
961:.
897:)
883:.
845:.
804:.
766:.
726:.
699:.
670:.
640:.
614:.
598::
572:.
543:.
537::
507:.
473:.
444:.
421:.
394:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
