Iran Adding Attack Boats in Persian Gulf - U.S. Coast Guard patrols Persian Gulf

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>>> Bloomberg.com reports...
Iran is increasing its fleet of small attack boats capable of challenging warships and disrupting oil traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, the sea route for two-fifths of the world’s daily supply of crude oil, the U.S. Navy says... Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps already has more than 1,000 of the speedboats “and continues to add boats armed with anti-ship cruise missiles,” said Robert Althage, spokesman for the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence...
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Iran Adding Attack Boats in Persian Gulf, U.S. Says

>>> LATimes.com...
Common images of the U.S. Coast Guard’s duties include boat rescues on the Great Lakes, pursuits of smugglers in the Caribbean and patrols of U.S. ports in the post-September 11 security buildup... But “Coasties” are also hip-deep in one of the world’s riskiest and most politically volatile missions: boarding ships in the Persian Gulf to search for contraband, weaponry and suspected terrorists...
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U.S. Coast Guard patrols Persian Gulf

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