IRGC vessels shone laser at US attack helicopter flying in the Gulf: US military

IRGC vessels shone a laser multiple times at a US attack helicopter while it was carrying out a routine operation in international airspace over the Gulf yesterday. No injuries were reported and the helicopter was not damaged.

“Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) interacted in an unsafe and unprofessional manner with a US AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter, assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), as the aircraft was conducting routine operations in the international airspace of the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 27,” a statement from the US Fifth Fleet said.