A Harbin Y-12 operated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force had buzzed a U.S. Navy MH-60R, CNN reported.
By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Rebecca J. Moat [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
An anonymous official told the news channel that the Iranian aircraft twice within 50 yards of the rotorcraft before the U.S. Navy helicopter deliberately broke off.
Photos were taken during the incident, however the Pentagon has decided not to release them.