The US Government is criticising Iran for several incidents in the Straits of Hormuz involving American and Iranian ships.
A US navy ship fired three warning shots in the direction of an Iranian Revolutionary Guard boat this week, after several US ships were approached by Iranian vessels.
The Straits of Hormuz is a narrow and contested waterway linking the Arabian Sea with the Persian Gulf. White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters that the motives of the Iranians was unclear, but there were dangers that the situation could escalate.
IN: "The behaviour...
OUT: possible miscalculations"
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