Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Say They Have Increased Gulf Patrols

Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels conducted unsafe and unprofessional actions against U.S. Military ships by crossing the ships’ bows and sterns at close range while operating in international waters of the North Arabian Gulf. The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) is conducting joint interoperability operations in support of maritime security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations on April 15, 2020. U.S. Navy photo

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned the United States about its military activities in the Gulf on Sunday, adding that their navy had increased patrols, which would also secure the passage of Iranian ships and combat fuel smuggling.

The U.S. military said on April 15 that 11 Revolutionary Guards naval vessels had come close to its navy and Coast Guard ships, describing the moves “dangerous and provocative.”