Iranian Guards naval buildup at Hormuz: US monitors, Israel warns
Shortly before a new round of US sanctions, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) navy is building up maritime forces at the
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Hormuz
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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Alongside negotiations with the US on a nuclear deal, Iran practices destroying American Gulf vessels
The blasts and missile fire must have been heard even as far away as Geneva, where this week US and
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Iran pushes for Saudi isolation in the Gulf amid military buildup in Hormuz
Two landmark events in the Persian Gulf this week attested to Tehran’s confidence that it has escaped the threat of
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EU oil embargo on Iran takes effect. Gulf braced for backlash, Hormuz closure
The European oil embargo taking effect Sunday, July 1 blocks the sale to European Union members of 1 million, or
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US to sell Israel massive military fuel stocks worth $2 bn
On Aug. 6, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency, DSCA, informed Congress of the sale to Israel of 60 million
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USS Truman posted opposite Hormuz as Iranian threats spiral
To meet increasingly defiant Iranian threats to US regional military forces, Washington has detached the USS Truman carrier from support
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Pirates or rogue Iranian Guards suspected in Hormuz tanker blast
The Japanese supertanker M. STAR carrying 270,000 tons of oil was damaged by an explosion Wednesday, July 28, caused by
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Iran Is Poised to Plug the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf in War
The stretch of water between the UAE sheikdom of Dubai and the Straits of Hormuz bottleneck of the Persian Gulf
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