 "US accuses Iran of conducting missile test near warships")
The US military is accusing Iran of conducting a missile test in the Strait of Hormuz as warships involved in the fight against the Islamic State group passed by.
A statement early today from Cmdr Kyle Raines, a US Central Command spokesman, said the missile test happened Saturday.
He said the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier, two other coalition warships and commercial traffic were nearby.
Raines added: "These actions were highly provocative, unsafe and unprofessional and call into question Iran's commitment to the security of a waterway vital to international commerce."
Iranian media did not immediately report on the incident. Iranian officials could not be immediately reached.
NBC News first reported news of the missile test.
A statement early today from Cmdr Kyle Raines, a US Central Command spokesman, said the missile test happened Saturday.
He said the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier, two other coalition warships and commercial traffic were nearby.
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Raines said Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessels offered "only 23 minutes of advance notification."
Raines added: "These actions were highly provocative, unsafe and unprofessional and call into question Iran's commitment to the security of a waterway vital to international commerce."
Iranian media did not immediately report on the incident. Iranian officials could not be immediately reached.
NBC News first reported news of the missile test.