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While U.S. Rescues Iranian Sailors, Iranian Boats Harass U.S. Ships | Despite mounting tensions around the strategic oil transit point at the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. ships have in recent weeks rescued the crews of two Iranian ships — one from pirates and the other stranded when it broke down. But Iran doesn’t seem to be in a mood to respond in kind. U.S. military officials told CNN that the day after the crew of the Iranian fishing boat was rescued from a weeks-long pirate takeover, Iranian motorboats harassed two U.S. ships near the Strait. The boats raised alarms by rapidly approaching both the USS New Orleans and U.S. Coast Guard cutter Adak, but no shots were fired in either incident and the Iranian boats broke away. Watch the Iranian boats near the New Orleans here:

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Qatar Emir Calls For Military Intervention In Syria | Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani told CBS News that he thinks Arab nations should intervene militarily in Syria to stop the violence. “For such a situation to stop the killing … some troops should go to stop the killing,” he said in an interview to be aired on 60 Minutes. Qatar backed the NATO mission in Libya last year that eventually led to Muammar Qaddafi’s ouster from power and eventual death. The Emir is the first Arab leader to propose military intervention in Syria. Qatar’s prime minister, who is head of the Arab League mission in Syria, said earlier this month that the organization’s observer mission in Syria had made mistakes and asked the United Nations for assistance.