London: An Iranian naval vessel fired several rockets close to a US aircraft carrier and destroyer and a French frigate in the Strait of Hormuz, the US Navy has confirmed, calling the action "highly provocative". The rockets came within 1500 metres of the aircraft carrier's right-hand side, but they were not fired in the direction of military and commercial vessels, Commander Kevin Stephens, a spokesman for the US Fifth Fleet, said in a statement. "Firing weapons so close to passing coalition ships and commercial traffic within an internationally recognised...
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