Iran has a miniscule navy, but it's been bullying unarmed cargo ships in recent days, so the U.S. Navy has decided to do something about it. A Pentagon official says that all U.S.-flagged ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz, and ships flying the flag of U.S. protectorates, will be escorted by at least one combat vessel.  The move is designed to discourage the Iranian navy from harrassing U.S.-flagged ships. The Hill: Early Tuesday morning, Iranian navy vessels approached and fired warning shots across the bridge of the Maersk Tigris, a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship, and subsequently boarded and detained it and its crew.  On Friday, the same types of Iranian ships surrounded and harassed a U.S.-flagged cargo vessel named the Maersk Kensington.  The official said "this is being done as a result of the interception and the detainment of the Maersk Tigris on April 28," as well as the incident with the Kensington.  The...(Read Full Post)