This video grab still image obtained July 25, 2017, courtesy of the US Navy, shows an IRGCN boat heading towards the USS Thunderbolt in the Gulf. A US Navy patrol ship fired warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps vessel in the Persian Gulf on July 25, 2017 after it approached within 150 yards (137 meters), a US defence official said.Photo: US Navy handout via AFP This video grab still image obtained July 25, 2017, courtesy of the US Navy, shows an IRGCN boat heading towards the USS Thunderbolt in the Gulf. A US Navy patrol ship fired warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps vessel in the Persian Gulf on July 25, 2017 after it approached within 150 yards (137 meters), a US defence official said.Photo: US Navy handout via AFP
This video grab still image obtained July 25, 2017, courtesy of the US Navy, shows an IRGCN boat heading towards the USS Thunderbolt in the Gulf. A US Navy patrol ship fired warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps vessel in the Persian Gulf on July 25, 2017 after it approached within 150 yards (137 meters), a US defence official said.Photo: US Navy handout via AFP
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US Navy patrol ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel in the Gulf

Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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This video grab still image obtained July 25, 2017, courtesy of the US Navy, shows an IRGCN boat heading towards the USS Thunderbolt in the Gulf. A US Navy patrol ship fired warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps vessel in the Persian Gulf on July 25, 2017 after it approached within 150 yards (137 meters), a US defence official said.Photo: US Navy handout via AFP This video grab still image obtained July 25, 2017, courtesy of the US Navy, shows an IRGCN boat heading towards the USS Thunderbolt in the Gulf. A US Navy patrol ship fired warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps vessel in the Persian Gulf on July 25, 2017 after it approached within 150 yards (137 meters), a US defence official said.Photo: US Navy handout via AFP
This video grab still image obtained July 25, 2017, courtesy of the US Navy, shows an IRGCN boat heading towards the USS Thunderbolt in the Gulf. A US Navy patrol ship fired warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps vessel in the Persian Gulf on July 25, 2017 after it approached within 150 yards (137 meters), a US defence official said.Photo: US Navy handout via AFP
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