U.S. F-16 fighter jets are being deployed to the Strait of Hormuz to augment A-10 and Navy assets in an effort to deter Iranian ship seizures in the Persian Gulf region.
"The Iranian navy did make attempts to seize commercial tankers lawfully transiting international waters," said Cmdr. Tim Hawkins, spokesman for the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, according to the Associated Press."The U.S. Navy responded immediately and prevented those seizures."
According to the Navy, an Iranian naval vessel approached the Marshall Islands-flagged TRF Moss in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, prompting the Navy to deploy the destroyer USS McFaul, a MQ-9 Reaper drone and a P-8 Poseidon patrol plane to the scene, deterring the Iranian naval vessel.
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