Araz News: On 25 of July 2017, one  of the popular Russian news agency “SPUTNIk”’ has used Arabian Gulf instead of  ‘persian gulf’ for a first time in their news .

The SPUTNIk  news agency  used Arabian Gulf in the headline of a news. The news agency wrote:‘’ US NAVY SHIP FIRES WARNING SHOTS AT IRANIAN VESSEL IN ARABIAN GULF’.

According to the SPUTINK news report, “The Iranian vessel did not respond to repeated attempts to establish radio communications as it approached,” the US Navy’s 5th Fleet told US Naval Institute News. The Iranian boat sailed within 150 yards of US ships on Tuesday, according to the US Navy.

The IRGC Navy said the USS Thunderbolt “fired two warning shots into the air with the aim of provocation and intimidation,” according a statement provided to Press TV. “The IRGC Navy’s ship paid no attention to the ‘provocative and unprofessional’ move by the US Navy and continued with its mission,” Press TV added.

The encounter occurred in the northern part of the Arabian Gulf at around 10:20 a.m. local time.

This wasn’t the first time US and Iranian maritime forces have come dangerously near conflict and likely will not be the last. In June, Iranian lasers targeted a US Super Stallion chopper near the Strait of Hormuz. Max Abrahms from Council of Foreign Relations told Sputnik News last week that he “foresee[s] bilateral tensions rising” between Washington and Tehran.

By-H.A