Twelve years ago: A US frigate fired warning shots across the bow of an Iraqi oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman -- apparently the first shots fired by the United States in the Persian Gulf crisis.

• 12年前；美国护卫舰开火示警伊拉克横渡阿曼海湾的油轮---很显然美军的第一枪是波斯湾危机的导火索.