. Iranian ships fired a missile close to the us aircraft carrier group, which is the last working day of the week entered the Persian Gulf, reports the associated Press.
During the approach the group of ships of the U.S. Navy led by the aircraft carrier "John Stennis" in the waters of the Persian Gulf about 30 ships of the Islamic revolutionary guard Corps followed the American strike group. With one of the small ships flew a drone, which the Iranian side tried to capture American ships on the video, the Agency reports.
anyway, at first no reports in Iranian state media about the entry of American carriers in the Gulf was not.
The emergence of the American aircraft carrier in the strategically important area of the World ocean in the vicinity of the Iranian coast was the first since the US withdrawal from the nuclear agreement With Iran in may 2018. Then the head of the United States Donald trump announced that Washington is out of contract and recover all penalties against Tehran, and among them secondary. Such limits affect other countries doing business With Iran.
in the end With August 7, the United States once again enacted the part of penalties against Iran. Washington said about aims to bring Iranian oil exports down to zero and tried to convince her buyers to abandon this procurement. Additional penalties on Iran, which involved the export of oil, entered into force 5 Nov. While Washington has provided temporary exceptions from the oil penalties were China (including Taiwan), India, Italy, Greece, Japan, South Korea, and Turkey.
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