Agence France Presse reported: Admiral Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff gave the order to fire on an approaching Iranian speedboat in the Strait of Hormuz last month but it turned away just in time.

This incident occurred Jan. 6 when Iranian boats approached three U.S. warships at high speed as they transited the strait at the mouth of the Persian Gulf.
One of the commanding officers “had literally given the order to fire and it turns out one of the fast boats turned about simultaneously,” Mullen said.