Iran Sows Mines, Also Self-Protects against Reprisals in Kind
On March 6, the US Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) warned merchant ships of the dangers of mines set by
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UAE in Empire-Building Mode, Sets up New Base in Somalia
After setting up a naval-air base in the Eritrean port of Assab in late 2016, the United Arab Emirate, joined
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US twin sea buildup against China, NKorea, Iran
Donald Trump marked his first month as US President with two major military gambits in the Middle East, Asia and
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Saudi Arabia, UAE Still Battling Iran for Bab al-Mandeb Strait
A life-and-death struggle is taking place for control of the Red Sea coast of southwestern Yemen which controls the Bab-el-Bandeb
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Iran’s 34th fleet faces US flotilla opposite Yemen
Iran’s Navy commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced Thursday, Oct. 13, that the Iranian 34th Fleet had deployed warships to
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Iran Fights for Control of Key Bab Al-Mandeb Strait with C-802 Missiles Fired by Yemeni Proxy
A major, undisclosed episode hangs from the laconic United Arab Emirates statement on Oct. 1 that one of its civilian
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New Israeli Early Warning Station in Eritrea Tracks Iran’s Movements
A big Israeli early warning station has just been commissioned in Eritrea on the east coast of Africa for scanning
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Saudi and Egyptian marines capture Iran-held island at Red Sea chokepoint
In a pivotal breakthrough in the Yemen civil war, Thursday, Dec. 11 the naval forces of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and
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Iranian-Yemeni Houthi Footholds on Red Sea Islands Threaten Saudis, Suez
Jabal al-Tair (literally Bird Mountain Island) is a roughly oval volcanic island northwest of the tight Bab a-Mandab passageway at
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Sitting Pretty on Hormuz, Iran is Ready to Grab the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb Too
In a little noticed comment, Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon disclosed Tuesday, June 9, that since Iran gained control of
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