US Navy Confirms 18 Fast Ships Iranian Seen Swarming Near USS Abraham Lincoln in Strait of Hormuz The 18 small boats that were spotted by satellite sailing alongside American navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month were Iranian ships, the US military has confirmed.
The images taken by commercial satellites on December 4 show the Iranian boats shadowing the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as well as two other vessels in the carrier strike group - the USS Leyte Gulf and the destroyer USS Farragut.
The Strait of Hormuz is a strategic stretch of the Persian Gulf. It serves as the passageway for nearly a third of all oil traded by sea.
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