So in case you didn’t hear about it, the US Navy had a minor run-in with some speedboats belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.  Thankfully no shots were fired, however the involved US Navy ships were preparing to fire on the Iranian boats.  I think the Iranians are pretty lucky because based on the reports the Iranians weren’t exactly behaving in a neighborly manner.

The Iranians explain the incident as something that:

…happens for the two sides every once in a while and, after the identification of the two sides, the issue is resolved…

You know I could see the confusion.  US Navy destroyers aren’t very distinctive looking at all.  It’s pretty easy to see how the Iranians might have mistaken them for a fishing boat, or a super tanker, or even a cruise ship!!!

I’m not sure which is dumber - the Iranians playing chicken with three Navy warships - or the lame excuse they gave for why they were playing chicken with three Navy warships…