An Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ship repeatedly shined a laser at a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter flying over the Arabian Gulf on Wednesday.
Navy ship repeatedly shined a laser at a U.S. AH-1Z Viper attack Marine helicopter that was flying in international airspace over the Arabian Gulf on Wednesday, according to the United States Navy. Central Command spokesperson Commander Rick Chernitzer.
The interaction took place at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time. The aircraft is attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 , deployed aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan , on a scheduled deployment to the Middle East Region. Lebanese Naval forces maneuver off the coast of Hamat village on July 18, 2023, during the conclusion of the maritime exercise Resolute Union in cooperation with US Naval Forces Central Command.
The development comes a day after Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed Wednesday it successfully launched an imaging satellite into space, a move that could further ratchet up tensions with Western nations that fear its space technology could be used to develop nuclear weapons.
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