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US Navy fires warning shots near Iran ship in Persian Gulf

By JON GAMBRELL ing the situation. tests. Connaughey said. Iranian vessel sat directly in
Associated Press The encounter involving The Thunderbolt was tak- “After the warning shots front of an American war-
DUBAI, United Arab Emir- the USS Thunderbolt, a ing part in an exercise with were fired, the Iranian ves- ship’s bow.
ates (AP) — A U.S. Navy Cyclone-class patrol ship American and other coali- sel halted its unsafe ap- Another video included im-
patrol boat fired warning based in Bahrain as part tion vessels in international proach,” the lieutenant ages of the Iranian ship off
shots Tuesday near an Ira- of the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, waters when the Iranian said in a statement, adding the Thunderbolt as its horn
nian vessel that American is the latest confrontation patrol boat approached it, that the Iranian vessel cre- blared.
sailors said came danger- between Iranian vessels 5th Fleet spokesman Lt. Ian ated “a risk for collision.” The sound of machine gun
ously close to them during and American warships. It McConnaughey said. The Large ships can’t stop im- fire followed.
a tense encounter in the comes as Trump already Iranian ship did not respond mediately on the water, Iran’s paramilitary Revo-
Persian Gulf, the first such has threatened to rene- to radio calls, flares and meaning getting close to lutionary Guard instead
incident to happen under gotiate the nuclear deal horn blasts as it came with- each other risks a collision. blamed the Thunderbolt for
President Donald Trump. struck by his predecessor in 150 yards (137 meters) Video released by the the incident in a statement,
Iran’s hard-line Revolution- and after his administration of the Thunderbolt, forcing Navy included a sailor giv- saying the American vessel
ary Guard later blamed the previously put Iran “on no- the U.S. sailors aboard to ing a position off the east- moved toward one of its
American ship for provok- tice” over its ballistic missile fire the warning shots, Mc- ern coast of Kuwait as the patrol boats.q
US ambassador reports progress on new North Korea sanctions

By EDITH M. LEDERER pleased with China’s re-
Associated Press sponse to the proposed
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — resolution.
The United States and Chi- “We were waiting to see if
na are making progress on it was going to be weak or
a new U.N. resolution that strong, and I think they’re
would impose additional showing some seriousness
sanctions against North Ko- with it,” Haley said. “We are
rea following its test of an constantly in touch with
intercontinental ballistic China and I can say that
missile, U.S. Ambassador things are moving, but it is
Nikki Haley said Tuesday. still too early to tell how far
The U.S. gave China a pro- they’ll move.”
posed resolution several The Security Council has
weeks ago, and Haley told already imposed six rounds
reporters that China has of progressively tougher
been negotiating with its sanctions against North
close ally Russia on possible Korea, but so far that has
new sanctions. failed to halt the country’s
“The true test will be what nuclear and ballistic missile
they’ve worked out with programs. The most recent
Russia,” she said. sanctions resolution to be
Haley stressed that the Unit- American Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, center, leaves after attending a Security adopted, on June 2, add-
ed States wants to ensure Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, Tuesday, ed to the U.N. blacklist 15
it’s “a strong resolution, be- July 25, 2017 at United Nations headquarters. individuals and four entities
cause that’s what we think (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) linked to the North’s nucle-
we need to have.” Haley refused to say what the international com- ons programs, increase air ar and missile programs.
“I think we are making measures were being dis- munity can cut off major and maritime restrictions At the time, China was
progress, so we are actu- cussed. But earlier this sources of hard currency and hold senior officials ac- blocking tougher mea-
ally talking about different month she told the Security to North Korea, restrict oil countable. sures pushed by the United
sanctions,” she said. Council that if it is united, to its military and weap- She said Tuesday she was States.q
Israel bars entry to 5 US activists under anti-BDS law

By RACHEL ZOLL and academic institutions grown into a global net- ignoring countries with Peace, which has chap-
AP Religion Writer to sever ties with the Jew- work of thousands of vol- poor human rights records. ters around the country,
NEW YORK (AP) — Five U.S. ish state. It is the first time unteers, from campus ac- The five American leaders said she and four other
Jewish, Christian and Mus- the Israeli government has tivists to church groups as who were barred from en- leaders were scheduled
lim leaders were barred implemented the policy, well as some Jews. try were from the advoca- to join a larger interfaith
from going to Israel under which won approval in Israel says the campaign cy groups Jewish Voice for delegation that planned
a new law that prohibits March, allowing authori- goes beyond fighting its Peace, American Muslims visits with human rights ac-
entry to the Jewish state ties to keep out non-citi- occupation of territory for Palestine and the Pres- tivists in Israel and the West
by foreign activists who zens who publicly support Palestinians claim for a byterian Peace Fellow- Bank. She said they went
advocate a boycott of a boycott of Israel or work state and often masks a ship, which is active within to check into a Lufthansa
the country. for an organization that more far-reaching aim to the Presbyterian Church flight last Sunday night at
Israeli Interior Minister does. delegitimize or destroy the (U.S.A.), a Protestant de- Washington Dulles Inter-
Aryeh Deri said in a state- Supporters of BDS — which Jewish state. nomination that voted national Airport when they
ment Tuesday that the five stands for boycott, sanc- Some critics accuse the three years ago to divest were told that the airline
had a long record of ad- tions and divestment — BDS movement of anti- from some companies in had an order not to allow
vocacy for the movement say they are using nonvio- Semitism because it singles protest of Israeli treatment them to fly all the way to
known as BDS, which seeks lent means to promote the out Israel for boycott while of Palestinians. Israel. They were told they
to ostracize Israel by lob- Palestinian independence overlooking the Palestin- Rabbi Alissa Wise, deputy could fly as far as Frankfurt,
bying corporations, artists efforts. The movement has ian part in the conflict and director of Jewish voice for Wise said. q