JERUSALEM (AFP)--The White House Wednesday warned Iran over a weekend confrontation between Iranian speedboats and U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz.
"I think the point that that shows is this was a very provocative act by the Iranians, and it could have - and came very close to - resulting in an altercation between our forces and their forces," National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley told reporters.
"And it's a warning to them: They've got to be very careful about this, because if it happens again, they are going to bear the consequences of that incident," he said.
Hadley was speaking aboard Air Force One as it brought U.S. President George W. Bush to Israel at the start of a visit to the region.