Iran-flagged ship targets U.S. warship, helicopter with laser

Over the course of four days, an Iranian-flagged vessel targeted a United States Navy destroyer and its helicopter with a laser.

US Navy 070725-N-0780F-002 Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) arrives in Greece for the first port visit of her maiden deployment
By U.S. Navy photo by Mr. Paul Farley [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The incident started on Jul. 5 after USS Forrest Sherman encountered the ship in the Gulf of Aden.

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