TEHRAN – The IRGC announced late on Tuesday that one of its patrol ships had neutralized an act of provocation by a U.S. military ship north of the Persian Gulf.

Earlier the day, a U.S. official was quoted by media as saying warning shots were fired from a U.S. Navy vessel near an Iranian boat north of the Persian Gulf.

The IRGC said its boat paid no attention and continued with its mission and after a while the U.S. vessel left the area.

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