Why Has Iran Stopped Harassing The U.S. Navy?

Footage has been released showing the moment Iranian forces detained 10 US Navy sailors. January, 2016

Alex Lockie, Business Insider: Iran harassed and humiliated the US Navy under Obama — here's why it stopped under Trump

* Iran's navy made a point of harassing and humiliating the US Navy in 2016 after then-President Barack Obama had sealed the Iran deal, but under President Donald Trump, they have stopped.
* The US Navy openly acknowledges the shift in tactics from Iran, which an expert told Business Insider was based on Trump's unpredictability and credibility with regard to military strikes.
* But Iran has kept up its anti-US regional activity and encountered little resistance after toning down the more visible naval encounters.

Iran's navy made a point of harassing and humiliating the US Navy in 2016 after then-President Barack Obama had sealed the Iran deal, but since August 2017, the US Navy says things have changed.

"It seems like they've absolutely made a conscious decision to give us more space," Navy Cmdr. William Urban recently said. "That is definitely a change in their behavior."

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WNU Editor: I think they know that President Trump is just inching to cancel the Iran nuclear deal, and would love an excuse to do so. The nuclear deal is important for Iran .... it is something that they do not want to risk right now.

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