The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy released the photos of the US Navy’s USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60) destroyer it has been monitoring in the Strait of Hormuz south of Iran.





The photos released by the IRGC Navy indicate the DDG-60 destroyer sailing through the Strait of Hormuz with the USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE-6) dry cargo ship and the ANVIL POINT ro-ro trade vessel.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="954"] USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60) destroyer[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="557"] USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE-6) dry cargo ship[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="800"] ANVIL POINT ro-ro trade vessel[/caption]

On May 19, the AP reported that the Mideast-based commanders of the US, British and French navies have transited the Strait of Hormuz aboard an American warship.

It said the trip by the three navy chiefs aboard the USS Paul Hamilton saw three fast boats of the IRGC Navy approach the vessel at one point.

On Saturday, the commander of the IRGC Navy’s 1st zone Commodore Gholamshahi confirmed the report, saying the IRGC naval forces have monitored the DDG-60 destroyer by drones and vessels.

Iran has made it clear that it views US military vessels lurking in the waters of the Persian Gulf as a threat to its national security and a source of tension and instability in the region.

The Islamic Republic has repeatedly vowed to give a decisive response to any hostile move by Washington that would disrupt the security of the strategic waterway.

By Tasnim