Netanyahu: If Iran tries to block Bab al-Mandeb, it will face a coalition with Israel in full military array
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu warned on Wednesday, Aug. 1, that Israel would be there if Iran tried to block the
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Red Sea
Iran’s Saviz “cargo” ship set up Red Sea attack on Saudi tankers
The attack on two Saudi supertankers on the Red Sea on Wednesday, July 25, was orchestrated by the Iranian Saviz,
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Mattis in Djibouti amid high Red Sea stakes
US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrival in Djibouti Sunday, April 23 coincided with Egyptian President Abdul-Fatteh El-Sisi’s landing in Riyadh.
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ISIS Opens Its Next Front in Sinai and Gulf of Aqaba
In expectation of an imminent US-led offensive to take Raqqa, the Islamic State in the second half of March began
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New Saudi-UAE Bases Defend Strategic Waters against Iranian Navy
US Secretary of Defense James Mattis had no sooner started his regional tour in Riyadh Tuesday, April 18, when he
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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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Yemen shapes up for US-Iran military clash
Eight armies are fighting for dominance in Yemen, a country of 25 million inhabitants: The Iranian-backed Houthi insurgents, together with
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Iran Sends Yemeni Rebels on Marine Suicide Missions in the Red Sea
Iran-backed Yemen rebels in three swift boats launched their first suicide sea attack on a Saudi Navy Al-Madinah-class frigate on
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