2008 Iran–United States naval dispute

2008 Iran–United States naval dispute
Location
Strait of Hormuz
Result Resolved peacefully
Belligerents
 United States  Iran
Units involved
United States Navy Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Border Guard Command
Strength
3 warships 5 patrol boats

The 2008 Iran–United States naval dispute refers to a series of naval stand-offs between Iranian speedboats and U.S. Navy warships in the Strait of Hormuz in December 2007 and January 2008.

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