(Reuters) Admiral Afshin Rezayee Haddad, commander of the Iranian navy's northern fleet, said, "Iran's military fleet is approaching the United States' maritime borders, and this move has a message," the Iranian Fars news agency reported Saturday. In Washington, a U.S. defense official cast doubt on the claims, adding that "ships are free to operate in international waters."
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