The U.S. military is accusing Iranian naval vessels of making repeated “dangerous and harassing” approaches to U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf near Kuwait. WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday morning that he has instructed the U.S.
Navy to destroy Iranian gunboats if they harass American vessels at sea. "I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea," Trump tweeted.
Video surfaced last week showing small Iranian fast boats coming close to American warships as they operated in the northern Persian Gulf near Kuwait, the Associated Press reported.