Iran's propaganda machine could be making this all up. They've done it before and it wouldn't surprise me in the least. But, after the way Obama's government lied brazenly about the capture and abuse of American sailors at Iran's hands, there's certainly no reason to believe that they wouldn't lie again.
Iranian military officials announced on Wednesday that the country’s forces had issued a “serious warning” to a U.S. warship in the Persian Gulf, chasing it out of an area in which the Islamic Republic has been holding war drills.
Iranian destroyers warned at least two U.S. warships that they were sailing too close to the area in the Strait of Hormuz where Iranian forces are running their war drills, according to military officials quoted in the country’s state-controlled press. The U.S. vessels were ordered to leave the area.
A State Department official told the Washington Free Beacon Wednesday afternoon that it is aware of the war drills, but had not seen any evidence that U.S. forces in the region altered their normal operations as a result of Iran’s warning.
“We’re aware of the specific Iranian military exercise referred to in press reports, but we’re not aware of any resulting change in posture or alteration of planned course or schedule by any U.S. forces in the region,” according to the official, who was not authorized to speak on record.
The official referred the Free Beacon to the Pentagon for further information. Multiple Defense Department officials, including U.S. Central Command, did not respond to multiple requests for further information.
So we're stuck with two enemies of the United States, both compulsive liars, and unsure which of them is actually telling the truth this time.