Pentagon to Release Video of Iranian Boats' 'Provocative Act'

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › January 09, 2008

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CAIRO, Egypt The U.S. military has video and audio recordings of Iranian boats that threatened to blow up U.S. Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and plans to release them, the top Navy commander in the Mideast said Tuesday. President Bush called the confrontation a "provocative act."

Vice Adm. Kevin Cosgriff disputed Iranian claims that the incident early Sunday was a routine encounter, saying Iran's "provocative" actions were "deadly serious" to the U.S. military.

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Pentagon to Release Video of Iranian Boats' 'Provocative Act'

"It was a dangerous situation," Bush sai...

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