US and UK Navies Assist Ship Harassed by Iran in Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. and U.K. navies came to the aid of a ship in the Strait of Hormuz after Iran's Revolutionary Guard "harassed" it. The Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier Venture was approached by three fast-attack Guard vessels with armed troops aboard. The U.S. Navy's guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul and the Royal Navy's frigate HMS Lancaster responded to the incident, with the Lancaster launching a helicopter. The situation deescalated approximately an hour later when the merchant vessel confirmed the fast-attack craft departed the scene. This latest incident comes after a series of maritime incidents involving Iran following the U.S. unilaterally withdrawing from Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers in 2018.