US coast guard ships produced dozens of warning shots because of the maneuvers of Iran’s ships in the Ormuz Strait, said the representative of Pentagon John Kirby.
“After complying with all relevant and appropriate procedures … The US coast guard ship produced approximately 30 shots from the machine gun …. After the second round of warning shots, 13 High-speaking combat boats of the VSU KSIR did not come to communication,” said Kirby By adding that Iranian ships produced “non-professional maneuvers” near the six US ships, RIA Novosti reports.