A march approaches an American aircraft carrier in the Gulf, and fears in Washington of a broader conflict with Iran News

Commander announced US Fifth Fleet Brad Cooper: An Iranian drone came “unsafely” close to the aircraft carrier “Eisenhower” in the Gulf waters, at a time when the New York Times revealed that American officials warned of the dangers of a broader conflict with Iran.

Cooper said that the Iranian march approached up to 1,500 meters from the carrier Eisenhower while it was sailing in the international waters of the Gulf, despite warnings.

The American military commander considered that what he described as Iran’s unsafe, unprofessional and irresponsible behavior threatens the lives of Americans and must stop.

This comes as Iranian websites published pictures that they said were captured by marches of the Iranian naval forces of the movement of the American aircraft carrier, as well as naval vessels belonging to the American fleet in Gulf waters.

Iranian websites said that the Iranian army confirms, by publishing these photos, that it is fully monitoring and observing the movements of American forces in Gulf waters.

He was the Commander of the Navy Revolutionary Guards Iranian Ali Reza Tangsiri said that any foreign fleet entering Gulf waters is obligated to speak Persian.

Tangsiri added that the American aircraft carrier that entered Gulf waters answered all questions of the Iranian naval forces in the region in Persian.

The Commander of the Naval Forces of the Revolutionary Guards explained that the aircraft carrier changed its course towards southern Gulf waters and continued its course in the waters of neighboring countries after it saw a large number of fast military boats in front of it, as he put it.

Wider conflict

Meanwhile, the New York Times reported that US national security officials fear that a miscalculation between Washington and Tehran will lead to a regional conflict.

The newspaper added that since the attack it launched Hamas On Israel On October 7, US intelligence officials briefed President Joe Biden on the dangers of a broader war with Iran.

In another development, a US Department of Defense (Pentagon) official told Al Jazeera that an American warship shot down a march that launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen.

The official added that the incident of shooting down the march occurred in an area near the Red Sea.

Since the launch of the Palestinian resistance, there has been a battle Al-Aqsa floodWashington has repeatedly accused Tehran and what it describes as its agents of seeking to expand the conflict.

Washington had previously announced the downing of drones and missiles launched by the Houthis towards Israel.