Iran military vows to 'soon respond' after US destroyer hits cargo

This U.S. Navy handout photograph released April 17, by the U.S. Central Command Public Affairs shows USS Abraham Lincoln conducting blockade operations in the Arabian Sea on April 16. AFP-Yonhap

TEHRAN - Iran's military on Sunday vowed to respond after a U.S. destroyer fired on an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman that tried to evade a U.S. naval blockade.

"We warn that the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will soon respond and retaliate against this armed piracy and the U.S. military," said a spokesperson for the military's central command centre, Khatam Al-Anbiya, cited by ISNA news agency.

Source: Korea Times News