Andrew Gray / Reuters:
Iranians threatened U.S. ships in Hormuz: Pentagon — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five Iranian boats made aggressive maneuvers and showed hostile intent against three U.S. Navy ships at the weekend in the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route in the Gulf, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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Cernig / The Newshoggers: Hotdogs And Brinkmanship — The big news out of the Mid East today is this:
Michelle Malkin: Incident in the Strait of Hormuz; Update: “I am coming at you.
Blake Hounshell / FP Passport: Breaking: Incident in the Persian Gulf
Dan Spencer / CALIFORNIA YANKEE: Iranians Threaten U.S. Ships
Thoreau / Unqualified Offerings: One step kloser to the edge...
Lambert / Corrente: Republicans Work From The Usual Playbook, Iranian “Attack” …
Dave Schuler / The Glittering Eye: This Is the Way the World Ends — With dumb hotdogs playing brinkmanship games:
Jon Ward / Washington Times: Bush: Iran still up to no good in Iraq
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Jim Miklaszewski / MSNBC:
U.S. says Iran gunboats harassed warships — Officials describe incident as a 'significant provocative act' — WASHINGTON - Iranian Revolutionary Guard gunboats harassed three U.S. Navy warships in the Strait of Hormuz Sunday, in what the U.S. military officials described as a “significant provocative act.”
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Jules Crittenden: Iranian Games — Mullahboats play tag with the US Navy. NBC:
Mike Nizza / The Lede: U.S. Military Reports Skirmish With Iran
Mike Carney / On Deadline: Reports: Iranian boats harassed, provoked U.S. Navy ships
Lew Rockwell / LewRockwell.com Blog: Bush Is Wagging the Dog Against Iran
Pauline Jelinek / Associated Press:
Pentagon says ships harassed by Iran — WASHINGTON - In what U.S. officials called a serious provocation, Iranian boats harassed and provoked three U.S. Navy ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, threatening to explode the American vessels. — U.S. forces were on the verge of firing …
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Bill Quick / Daily Pundit: Bring It On — Pentagon says ships harassed by Iran - Yahoo! News
Mike / Cold Fury: Acts of aggression
Gateway Pundit: Iranian Guard Boats Confront & Threaten US Ships
Barbara Starr / CNN:Iranian ships ‘harass’ U.S. Navy, officials say

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Allahpundit / Hot Air: CNN: “Significant” confrontation between U.S. and Iranian navies in Persian Gulf
Steve Schippert / ThreatsWatch: ThreatsWatch.Org - RapidRecon: Iranian Navy Threatens US Navy in Gulf
The Raw Story: Update: Iran's Foreign Ministry downplays confrontation …
Sharon Weinberger / Danger Room: Iranians Tell U.S. Navy: ‘I Am Coming At You’
Blogs of War: Iranian Revolutionary Guard Boats Threatened to Attack Navy Ships
Marisol / Jihad Watch: “I am coming at you. …

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