A small Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard vessel pointed its weapon at a US military helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, two US defense officials told Reuters on Monday, an action they described as "unsafe and unprofessional". During his campaign, Trump vowed that any Iranian vessel that harassed the US Navy in the Gulf would be "shot out of the water," if he was elected. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the incident took place when a Navy MH-60 helicopter flew within half a mile (0.8 km) of two Iranian vessels in international waters. One of the vessels pointed a weapon at the helicopter, the US officials said. It was not immediately clear what type of weapon was pointed at the US aircraft.

Source: Egypt Independent November 29, 2016 14:24 UTC