Iran fires rockets near US warships as tensions grow

The move has raised tensions between the two nations – despite a recent nuclear deal.и

The Navy released the 45-second footage in response to a Freedom of Information request.

Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel fired ockets from a distance of about 1,370 meters, according to the navy

A spokesman for the US Navy said the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier, the USS Bulkily destroyer and a French frigate were near the fired rockets at the time of the launch.

Tehran has yet to comment on the video’s release.

The incident in Iran is not the first time tensions have risen in the strait.

Iran sank a replica of a US aircraft carrier in February last year and tested out so-called "suicide drones” to crash into naval vessels.

The video’s release comes days after US enemy Kim Jong-un – the dictator of North Korea – claimed his secretive nation launched a successful hydrogen bomb test.

The nuke test sparked condemnation across the world – and has even brought North and South Korea closer to conflict.

Kim Ki Nam, a member of North Korea’s inner circle, told a rally that the US and its allies were "jealous of the successful test of our first hydrogen bomb”.

(dailystar.co.uk)