The United States is warning of threats to commercial vessels in and around the Persian Gulf in the wake of its confrontation with Iran.
It said vessels transiting the key oil-trading route could encounter GPS interference or communications jamming. It said some vessels have reported communications from “unknown entities falsely claiming to be U.S. or coalition warships.”
Tensions have soared since the U.S. airstrike that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran's top general and the architect of its regional military activities.
Iran responded by firing ballistic missiles at U.S. troops in Iraq, without wounding anyone, and accidentally shot down a Ukrainian jetliner near Tehran, killing all 176 on board.
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