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Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/07/politics/us-warns-of-iranian-threats-to-shipping/index.html
U.S. Warns of Iranian Threats to Commercial Shipping, including GPS Interference
(CNN) Ryan Browne and Barbara Starr - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has issued a new warning to commercial shipping about Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf, saying that some ships have reported GPS interference. Additionally, there have been reports of "unknown entities falsely claiming to be U.S. or coalition warships." A U.S. defense official said Iran has placed GPS jammers on Iran-controlled Abu Musa Island close to the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz in an attempt to disrupt civilian aircraft and ship navigation systems, hoping ships or planes will mistakenly wander into Iranian waters or airspace while their GPS systems were not functioning properly, giving Iranian forces a pretext to seize them.