US military ship shoots at Iranian boats, navy says

Ya caught that, right? This isn't some fucking loony with a goddamn tinfoil hat. This is the US admitting to this.

A ship contracted by the US military fired warning shots towards two Iranian boats, American defence officials said today. The Westward Venture, a cargo vessel chartered by the US department of defence, was travelling north in international waters in the central Gulf at around 8am local time yesterday when the incident took place, the US navy said.

And why the hell does a cargo vessel have guns?

Via The Signs.