Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) Harth 55, left, conducted an unsafe and unprofessional action by crossing the bow of the Coast Guard patrol boat USCGC Monomoy, right, as the US vessel was conducting a routine maritime security patrol in international waters of the southern Arabian Gulf on April 2.
Mandatory Credit:	US Navy

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) Harth 55, left, conducted an unsafe and unprofessional action by crossing the bow of the Coast Guard patrol boat USCGC Monomoy, right, as the US vessel was conducting a routine maritime security patrol in international waters of the southern Arabian Gulf on April 2.
Mandatory Credit: US Navy

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US says Iran's Navy harassed Coast Guard in Persian Gulf earlier this month

Four ships from the Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps harassed the US Coast Guard operating in the Persian Gulf earlier this month, with one of the ships repeatedly crossing in front of the US patrol boats at very close range despite multiple warnings, the US Navy said.