Iran said it forced a nuclear-powered US submarine to the surface in the Strait of Hormuz oil choke point, amid rising tensions between the two countries.
(Bloomberg) — Iran said it forced a nuclear-powered US submarine to the surface in the Strait of Hormuz oil choke point, amid rising tensions between the two countries.
An Iranian Fateh-class submarine detected the USS Florida with sonar after it partially entered Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf, forcing it to transit the strait at surface level, Admiral Shahram Irani, commander of the Iranian Army’s Naval Forces, told state TV.
“Their officials must be held to account for doing something so dangerous in international waters,” he added.
The US said on April 8 that it deployed the submarine — capable of carrying as many as 154 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles — to “ensure regional maritime security and stability.”
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