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In that instance, the Navy said 11 vessels with Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy \u201crepeatedly conducted dangerous and harassing approaches\u201d of six U.S. warships in the north Arabian Gulf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice Adm. 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