IRGC Releases Images of Encounter with US Helicopter Carrier, Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf, Iran - 20 Aug 2023
The USS Bataan at the Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC Navy presented images of a recent event during which its forces monitored a US warship in the Strait of Hormuz and forced it to heed Iranâ€s orders. IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Reza Tangsiri said choppers flew off the US helicopter carrier's flight deck but were forced to land shortly afterward when the IRGC forces controlling the Strait of Hormuz gave a warning and the Zolfaqar flotilla deployed vessels to the scene.