Iran Says U.S. Video Was Fabricated

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Iran Says U.S. Video Was Fabricated

Tehran, January 9 (RHC)-- Iran says that the U.S. Navy fabricated a
video that allegedly shows a convoy of its war****ps being harassed by
Iranian speedboats in the waters of the Gulf of Hormuz. Iranian
television re****ts that "the footage released by the U.S. Navy are file
photos and the audio has been fabricated."

On Tuesday, Wa****ngton released grainy footage, apparently showing
small boats speeding near three U.S. war****ps off the coast of Iran. In
an audio recording, an Iranian radio operator appears to say "I am
coming at you; you will explode."

Iran has dismissed the affair as being part of a U.S. propaganda
campaign against Tehran. U.S. President George W. Bush described the
incident as "provocative" -- adding that it was a "dangerous situation"
that should not have happened. But political observers said that the
real provocation was the presence of three U.S. war****ps off the coast
of Iran.

The video, said to be shot from the bridge of the USS Hopper in the
Strait of Hormuz, appears to show the small boats racing near the wake
of the U.S. ****ps and crossing close to each other. One boat is shown
in close-up, appearing to be a blue speedboat with at least two crew
members. The four-minute video condenses what U.S. officials have
described as a 20-minute stand-off. The Pentagon insists that the
incident took place in international waters, but some experts are now
questioning whether or not the war****ps had crossed into Iranian
territorial waters.

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