Iranian helicopter forces US destroyer to retreat

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An Iranian helicopter forced a US destroyer to retreat after it approached Iranian territorial waters in the Sea of Oman.
Tasnim News Agency reported that an Iranian helicopter hovered over the US destroyer DDG Fitzgerald and warned it after it approached Iranian territorial waters in the Sea of Oman.
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Yemen Protests against Iranian Meddling before Security Council

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Yemen Protests against Iranian Meddling before Security Council

Yemen protested on Thursday against Iran's ongoing flagrant meddling in its internal affairs, as well as its destabilization of its security and stability. Yemeni Foreign Minister Shayea al-Zandani sent a letter to Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, current President of the United Nations Security Council and Pakistan's permanent Ambassador to the organization, about Yemen's recent seizure of an Iranian weapons shipment to the Houthi militants this month. Zandani said the shipment was seized at sea and inspections by military experts found that the arms were made by Iran. The incident was the latest in a series of seizures by Yemeni authorities, he added. It demonstrates the Iranian regime's continued interference in Yemeni affairs and blatant violations of the UN Charter, international law and Security Council resolutions. The shipment weighed around 750 tons and held weapons, ammunition and military gear, including Iranian-made Type 358 anti-aircraft missiles, drone components and warheads. In his letter, Zandani said Iranian meddling has allowed the Houthi militias to continue their war against the Yemeni people and carry out attacks against cities and villages, claiming civilian lives. The Houthis have carried out terrorist operations against civilian infrastructure and oil and energy facilities throughout the country, he added. He also noted their attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea. The continued smuggling of Iranian weapons to the Houthis and Tehran's offering of military, financial and technical support demonstrates the extent of the direct Iranian interference in Yemen, he remarked. Iran's backing of the Houthis is part of its expansionist and destabilizing agenda in the region, he warned. Moreover, Zandani said the weapons shipment shows that Iran is keen on prolonging the conflict in Yemen, hampering efforts to reach a comprehensive political settlement and end the suffering of the people, and keeping Yemen as a platform to threaten international shipping.

Iran claims it sent helicopter to warn US destroyer in attempt to project force

Yemen Online

3 days ago

Yemen Online

Iran claims it sent helicopter to warn US destroyer in attempt to project force

Iran is seeking to regain some sense of pride in the wake of its drubbing at the hands of Israel and the US during the 12-day war that ended a month ago, on June 24. As such, Iran has decided to have its state media celebrate claims that one of its military helicopters warned a US destroyer to stay away from Iranian waters in the Gulf of Oman. US Naval Institute USNI news site noted that 'US Central Command is denying an American guided-missile destroyer violated Iranian waters, disputing claims in Iranian state media.' Tasnim News in Iran said that on July 23 at around 10 a.m., the USS Fitzgerald 'intended to approach the waters of the Islamic Republic of Iran.' The Iranian navy's Third Nabataean Region Aviation Readiness Team (Nadaja) flew over this extra-regional vessel as quickly as possible by helicopter and issued a warning for it to move. In response, the American destroyer threatened to target the Iranian helicopter and demanded that it leave the area. However, the Iranian pilot resolutely continued his mission and once again repeated the warning to stay away from Iranian waters. An Iranian SH-3 Sea King helicopter was used in the incident to communicate with the US vessel. For Iran, this was a small victory. It wanted to prove that it continues to control its territorial waters, and that it is monitoring US naval movements. Iran doesn't want to provoke a new conflict, but it wants to show it is still a country capable of projecting force. The Iranian media presents this as a case of a helicopter warning the US vessel to change course. Clearly, a small helicopter would not be a match for a modern US destroyer. 'With the insistence of the flight team and the defense support of the Iranian army, the American destroyer finally agreed and moved away from the waters.' The Iranian media made it seem like the Americans had given up in this encounter. Al-Ain media in the United Arab Emirates described the incident as a possible new crisis:'A new chapter in the crisis between Iran and the United States, following the US strikes on Tehran's nuclear facilities last month,' the report said. It noted that the US Pentagon had responded that the naval ship had been 'safe and professional' and that the vessel's mission progress was not impeded. The Arabic-language Al-Ain report also noted that the Iranians depicted the interaction as though the US ship was made to 'surrender' and 'turn back.' Clearly, that is Iran's narrative. 'Clashes have previously occurred between the two countries' forces in the waters off southern Iran, particularly in the Gulf of Oman,' the report added. 'In 2023, Tehran announced that it had forced a US submarine to surface while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a claim Washington denied,' it said. Iran also downed a $200 million Global Hawk drone in 2019. This came at a time when Iran had mined four ships off the coast of the UAE in the Gulf of Oman and also attacked two other ships underway in the same area.

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