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Originally Posted by moose1am
Ever heard of a device called GPS? Yes they both know where they were. But the line dividing Iraq and Iran is disputed by both parties.
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Originally Posted by Tchocky
Do we know for definite yet which navy was over the line? Were Iran in Iraqi waters, or was HMS Cornwall in Iranian waters?
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Not everyone thinks so, even the commander of HMS Cornwall aired the possibility of this being a navigational error.
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Originally Posted by BBC
However, one high-ranking Iraqi official has expressed surprise that British forces were operating in the area. Brigadier-General Hakim Jassim, commander of Iraq's territorial waters, said: "Usually there is no presence of British forces in that area, so we were surprised and we wondered whether the British forces were inside Iraqi waters or inside Iranian regional waters."
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