News Story: Four Iranian vessels intercept U.S. destroyer around Strait of Hormuz

USS Nitze (Image: Wiki Commons)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- Four Iranian vessels carried out a "high-speed intercept" of a U.S. destroyer on Tuesday around the Strait of Hormuz, local media reported on Wednesday.

Citing a U.S. Navy official who spoke on condition of anonymity, Fox News reported that the United States deemed the incident "unsafe and unprofessional", adding that two of the Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels came within 300 yards of the USS Nitze.

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