Iran Regime Is Jamming GPS Signals in Strait of Hormuz to Disrupt Commercial Shipping
Iran Regime Is Jamming GPS Signals in Strait of Hormuz to Disrupt Commercial Shipping Written by Amir Taghati on 08 August 2019 . The United States Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has issued a new warning to commercial shipping about threats by the Iranian regime in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf, saying that some ships have reported having their GPS interfered with. Additionally, the administration warned that there have been reports of "unknown entities falsely claiming to be the US or coalition warships." The warning, which was issued Wednesday, listed a series of incidents involving Iran since May, including the Iranian regime's seizure of the United Kingdom-flagged M/V STENA IMPERO and the detention and subsequent release of the Liberian-flagged M/V MESDAR, CNN reported. It said that during "at least two" recent encounters involving the Iranian regime's military forces, "vessels reported GPS in...