美國海軍今天首度公布監視側錄影帶證實,伊朗軍艦去年底確實在鄰近美國航空母艦「杜魯門號」不到1英里處發射火箭,美軍批評,這是不專業且不符合國際法的行為。
美國「軍事時報」(Military Times)今天報導,這起事件發生於去年12月26日的荷莫茲海峽上,杜魯門號正和其他軍艦及商船行經鄰近海域。
當時就有美國媒體引述軍方不具名消息人士的話指出,伊朗海軍先透過廣播宣布要進行實彈演習,警告船隻不要駛近,但幾小時後就發射火箭,而試射地點鄰近美方軍艦,與美軍距離不到1英里(約1.6公里)這是挑釁行為。
而一名美國海軍第五艦隊發言人史蒂芬斯(Kevin Stephens)今天在影帶公布後批評,雖然火箭是往遠離杜魯門號的方向去,但在國際公認的海上交通要道上,如此靠近聯軍軍艦與商船的地方開火,這是「不專業且不符合國際海洋法」。
美國和伊朗雖然去年完成核協議談判,但兩國關係在缺乏互信下,並沒有進一步實際行動真正改善,報導認為,雙方又因這起事件顯然升高緊張情勢。
杜魯門號當時是為加入對抗伊斯蘭國(IS)的作戰行動,和法國航空母艦「戴高樂號」並肩對抗敘利亞境內的IS團體。「戴高樂號」在IS主導巴黎恐攻事件後駛抵中東附近海域。
儘管美軍公布的影帶清楚看見有飛彈發射,但報導指出,一名伊朗革命衛隊(Revolutionary Guard)的發言人夏立夫(Ramezan Sharif)仍堅稱,伊朗海軍過去一週及美國所宣稱的時間都沒有在荷莫茲海峽發射火箭。
United States released videotapes Iran rocket flew near us carrier
2016-01-10 10:58 Central Washington, 9th
United States Navy surveillance videos released today for the first time confirmed that Iran ship late last year in the neighbouring United States aircraft carrier "Truman," rockets less than 1 mile, us criticism, this is unprofessional and acts not in conformity with international law.
United States "military times" (Military Times) reported today that the incident occurred in the hemozi Strait on December 26 last year, Harry S. Truman and the other warships and merchant ships passing through nearby waters.
At that time, some United States media quoted unnamed sources as saying the military, Iran Navy announced via radio to conduct live-fire exercises, warning ships to stay away, but a few hours after a rocket test location nearby warships, with us troops the distance less than 1 mile (1.6 km) this is provocation.
And a United States Navy Command spokesman v Stephens (Kevin Stephens) in criticism after video released today, although the rocket was to go away from Harry S. Truman, but internationally recognized maritime traffic on the main road, so fire close to the Allied warships and merchant ships, it is "unprofessional and not in accordance with international law of the sea".
United States and the Iran nuclear negotiations was completed last year, but under the bilateral relations in the absence of mutual trust, and no further action is really improving, report argues that because this incident clearly increase tensions on both sides.
Harry S. Truman was the Islamic country to join the fight (IS) operations, and France the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle" shoulder to shoulder against Syria IS within groups. "Charles de Gaulle" in the terror attack IS a leading Paris arrived in the Middle East after the incident near the sea.
Despite the US military released the video clearly saw a missile, but reports said one Iran revolutionary guards (Revolutionary Guard) spokesman Xia Lifu (Ramezan Sharif) still insists Iran Navy last week and the United States claim to have time to launch rockets in the hemozi Strait.