Posts Tagged: Strait of Hormuz
Iran Says Leaving Nuclear Treaty One of Many Options After US Sanctions Move
Iran said on Sunday it could quit a treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons after the United States tightens sanctions, while an Iranian general...
Iran Says It Has Many Options to Neutralize ‘Illegal’ US Sanctions
Iran said on Saturday it had many options to neutralize the reimposition of US sanctions on its oil exports, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported,...
Iran Test-Fires Ballistic Missiles, US Officials Confirm
Continuing a pattern of provocative actions, Iran this weekend test-fired a pair of ballistic missiles and sent fast-attack vessels close to a U.S. Navy ship...
Iranian Navy Launches First Major Exercise Since Trump Inauguration
Iran's navy began an annual drill Sunday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, its first major exercise since the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump,...
US Navy Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Ships
JNS.org - A US Navy destroyer fired three warning shots at four Iranian fast-attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, according to two American...
Iranian Vessel Aims Weapon at US Helicopter in Strait of Hormuz, Defense Officials Say
A small Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard vessel pointed its weapon at a U.S. military helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, two U.S. defense...
Navy Official: Iranian Boats Harassed US Destroyer in ‘Unprofessional’ Persian Gulf Incident
Four Iranian boats approached a US destroyer in the Persian Gulf in a dangerous stunt Tuesday, according to a Navy official. The small Iranian Revolutionary Guard...
Iranian Navy Maneuvers Dangerously Close to US Warship in Strait of Hormuz
Boats from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps maneuvered dangerously close to a US military vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, part of a...
Iran Threatens to Close Strait of Hormuz to US
The deputy commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said Iranian forces will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies...
Iran Warns US Warship to Leave Waters Near Strait of Hormuz
Iran's navy warned a US warship on Wednesday to leave waters near the Strait of Hormuz where the Iranians were testing submarines, destroyers and missile...
Iran Denies Firing Rockets Near US Warships in Strait of Hormuz
Iran on Thursday denied U.S. accusations of launching a provocative rocket test last week near Western warships in the Strait of Hormuz, dismissing the claim...
US Accuses Iran of ‘Provocatively’ Testing Unguided Rockets Near American Aircraft Carrier
Senior US military commanders on Wednesday accused Iran's military of "highly provocative" actions in firing unguided rockets 1,500 yards from ships including an American aircraft...
Iranian Warships Confront US Naval Forces on ‘Daily Basis’ for Intelligence Purposes, Official Says
U.S. naval forces operating in and around the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane, are “routinely approached by Iranian warships and aircraft” on a...
Report: Iranian Defense Minister Says Iran Prepared for Crushing, Swift Response to Any U.S., Israeli ‘Threat’
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan threatened a swift, crushing response to any move by the U.S. or Israel that the Islamic Republic interprets...
