`You Will Explode' Separately, another U.S. defense official said one of the Iranian vessels came within 200 yards (183 meters) of the U.S. ships. ``I am coming at you; you will explode in a couple of minutes,'' the Iranians told the U.S. naval crews, according to the defense official. The U.S. ships were ready to fire when the Iranians turned away, he said.
Yeah, Iran isn't a threat... really, they're just "bluffing" in a game of WWIII. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Someone is going to push a button, and many people are going to die. This is the stuff they write fiction novels about. Read the article and get the idea of how often this "type" of action happens. Iranian ships try to provoke US Navy in the Straight of Hormuz -- Bloomberg.com: Worldwide |