WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday said Iran committed "a provocative act" in the Strait of Hormuz when Iranian speedboats approached three U.S. Navy ships and threatened that the ships would explode.

"It was a provocative act," Bush said. "It's a dangerous situation and they should not have done it, pure and simple." (Reporting by David Morgan; editing by Patricia Wilson)

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