Shots fired in Persian Gulf; Iran warns encroaching U.S. ships will be ‘severely punished’

(CNSNews.com) – Iran's defense minister vowed Thursday that any U.S. or other warships that enter Iranian waters would be "severely punished," as the Pentagon confirmed that a U.S. patrol vessel had fired warning shots after being approached by an Iranian attack boat in an "unsafe" manner. "It is a natural and routine program of the border patrol to do surveillance in the southern waters and to collect intelligence on foreign ships' operations," the Mehr news agency quoted Defense Minister

(CNSNews.com) – Iran's defense minister vowed Thursday that any U.S. or other warships that enter Iranian waters would be "severely punished," as the Pentagon confirmed that a U.S. patrol vessel had fired warning shots after being approached by an Iranian attack boat in an "unsafe" manner. "It is a natural and routine program of the border patrol to do surveillance in the southern waters and to collect intelligence on foreign ships' operations," the Mehr news agency quoted Defense Minister Hoss…