Posts Tagged: Strait of Hormuz
US Urges China to Dissuade Iran from Closing Strait of Hormuz
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried...
Iran Showcases New, Advanced Missile Systems Amid US Threat
i24 News - The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp revealed their latest missile systems on Saturday, which have been deployed on three different Iranian islands. This comes...
Iran Seizes Cargo Ship in Strait of Hormuz After Threats to Close Waterway
Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, days after Tehran said it could close the crucial shipping...
Pentagon Says US Forces to Remain in Middle East to Counter Iranian Threat
i24 News — The Pentagon said on Tuesday that additional troops and assets deployed to the Middle East earlier this month in response to an...
Pentagon Denies Iranian Claims of Confronting US Navy in Persian Gulf
Iran released footage over the weekend purporting to show its military forces harassing US Navy vessels and forcing multiple helicopters to make an emergency landing...
Japan, Iran Leaders to Meet in Sept in New York
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will meet in New York in September to discuss Iran's nuclear program among other issues,...
Iran Threatens Gulf Countries Making Peace With Israel
Iran is escalating threats toward the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, after the United States helped broker peace deals between Israel and the two...
Iran Hits Own Warship With Missile in Training Accident, 19 Sailors Killed
One Iranian warship accidentally struck another with a missile during an exercise, killing 19 sailors and wounding 15 others, Iran's navy said on Monday. The incident took place...
Why Does Europe Continue to Appease Iran?
The American drone strike that killed the Iranian terror master Qassem Soleimani is without any doubt the biggest win against terrorism for the United States....
Iran Could Take ‘Provocative Actions’ in Middle East: Top US Navy Official
Iran could carry out "provocative actions" in the Strait of Hormuz and elsewhere in that region in the future despite a period of relative calm,...
US Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Sails Through Strait of Hormuz
The US aircraft carrier strike group Abraham Lincoln sailed through the vital Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, US officials told Reuters, amid simmering tensions between Iran and...
Exclusive: Iran Not ‘Drawing Back’ Militarily After Saudi Attack — US Admiral
Iran has not drawn back to a less threatening military posture in the region following the Sept. 14 attack on Saudi Arabia, the top US...
US Commander Discusses Iran with Saudi Naval Commander
The commander of US Naval Forces Central Command visited Riyadh over the weekend to discuss with the head of Saudi Arabia's naval forces reinforcing defenses...
British Tanker Leaves Iranian Port After July Seizure
The British-flagged Stena Impero tanker left Iran's Bandar Abbas port on Friday and was heading for Dubai so the crew could be repatriated, the owner said,...
