Posts Tagged: US Navy Persian Gulf
US Navy Denies Iranian Report of Confrontation With Military Vessel
An Iranian military vessel confronted an American warship in the Gulf and warned it to stay away from a damaged Iranian fishing boat, Tasnim news...
US Navy Destroyer Has Close Encounter With Iranian ‘Attack’ Vessel in Persian Gulf
A U.S. Navy destroyer had another close encounter with an Iranian Revolutionary Guard "fast attack craft" in the Persian Gulf Monday. Two U.S. officials tell Fox...
New Iranian Animated Film Imagines Destruction of US Navy Fleet in Battle Over Nuclear Program
In a climactic battle at sea, an Iranian commander orders his forces to open fire on a much larger U.S. fleet, obliterating it with a...
US Defense Officials: Iran Threatened to Down American Surveillance Planes in Persian Gulf
Iran threatened to shoot down two US Navy surveillance aircraft flying close to Iranian territory in the Persian Gulf over the weekend, the latest in...
US Military, Congress Angered by Increasing Iranian Harassment of American Ships in Persian Gulf
Iran has stepped up its harassment of US Navy ships in the Persian Gulf, angering the US military and members of Congress. Since the international nuclear...
Iranian Vessels ‘Harassed’ US Navy Ship in Persian Gulf, Defense Department Says
A US Navy coastal patrol ship changed course after a fast-attack craft from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps came within 100 yards (91 meters) of...
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...
Iran Releases US Navy Crew Members Accused of ‘Trespassing’
Iran has released two United States Navy patrol boats and 10 crew members who were described as “trespassing” in Iranian waters near a major naval...
U.S. Navy Sends Stennis Strike Group to Persian Gulf
Nearly 6 months after returning home to the west coast, the U.S. Navy's John C. Stennis aircraft carrier will leave Washington state today and return...
