Posts Tagged: US Navy
Iran Says Forces US Submarine to Surface in Gulf, US Denies
Iran's navy forced a US submarine to surface as it entered the Gulf, Iranian navy commander Shahram Irani told state television on Thursday, but the United States Navy's Fifth Fleet denied such...
US Sets Up New Mideast Naval Task Force Amid Strained Gulf Ties
The US Navy said on Wednesday it was establishing a new multinational task force that would target arms smuggling in the waters around Yemen, the...
Israeli Navy, US Navy’s Fifth Fleet Hold ‘Historic’ Exercise in Red Sea
JNS.org - The Israeli Navy and the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet held a joint exercise for the first time on Tuesday in the Red Sea,...
US Military Says It Is Assisting Tanker That Was Attacked Off Oman
The US Navy is assisting an Israeli-managed petroleum products tanker that was fatally attacked on Thursday off the coast of Oman, the US military said...
Report: US Navy Seizes Ship With Cache of Weapons Headed for Yemen
JNS.org - The US Navy announced on Sunday that it seized a shipment of assault weapons, machine guns and sniper rifles bound for Yemen. A US...
Iran’s President Says Tehran Watches US Closely, but Won’t Start Conflict
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Tehran was closely following US activities, but would never initiate a conflict in the region. Rouhani's comments, which...
IRGC Chief: US Warships Will Be Destroyed if They Threaten Iran in Gulf
Iran will destroy US warships if its security is threatened in the Gulf, the head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards told state TV on Thursday, a day...
Trump Orders US Navy to Destroy Iranian Gunboats ‘if They Harass Our Ships at Sea’
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had instructed the US Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that harass it at sea, a week after...
US Warship in Gulf Seizes Missile Parts of Suspected Iran Origin
A US Navy warship seized advanced missile parts believed to be linked to Iran from a boat it had stopped in the Arabian Sea, US...
US Navy Chief Fired Over Handling of SEAL Saga Involving Trump
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper fired the Navy's top civilian on Sunday over his handling of the case of a Navy SEAL who was convicted...
Israeli Cybersecurity Company Checkmarx Wins U.S. Navy Contract
CTech - Israel-based cybersecurity company Checkmarx announced Wednesday that it was awarded a contract with the US Navy’s Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC PAC)....
Declining US Naval Power Helps China, Russia, and Iran
The sovereignty of small countries across the Eurasian landmass is largely contingent upon direct US support and power. It is therefore worthwhile to track changes...
US Warns Merchant Ships of Possible Iranian Attacks; Cleric Threatens US Fleet
Iran could target US commercial ships including oil tankers, the US Maritime Administration said on Friday, as a senior Iranian cleric said a US Navy...
US Deploying Carrier, Bombers to Middle East to Deter Iran
The Trump administration is deploying a carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East in response to troubling "indications and warnings" from Iran and to show...
