US official says five Iranian Revolutionary Guards boats approached a tanker and asked it to stop but withdrew after warning from British warship
Five boats believed to belong to Iranian Revolutionary Guards approached a British oil tanker in the Gulf on Wednesday and asked it to stop in Iranian waters close by, but withdrew after a British warship warned them over radio, according to US defence officials.
The officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Reuters that the incident on Wednesday happened as British Heritage tanker was at the northern entrance of the Strait of Hormuz.
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