Tehran’s Unrelenting Buildup of Strategic Assets against the West
Tehran keeps its bag of pressures well stocked. While successfully on the make in its secret talks with the United
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Strait of Hormuz
Iran threatens Hormuz and world oil supply after trade links cutoff
Former Intelligence Minister Ali Falahian, Iran’s senior spokesman on sanctions, said Sunday, March 18, that if the US and Europe
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“Bold Alligator 2012” drills 20,000 troops on US East Coast for Persian Gulf action
Some 20,000 marines, seamen and air crews from half a dozen countries, a US nuclear aircraft carrier strike group and
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US foresees May as tentative date for clash with Iran. Floating SEALs base for Gulf
A hurried decision not to de-commission the USS Ponce helicopter marine carrier after duty in Libya – but to refit
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War of attrition brewing with Iran over Gulf oil routes
Military tensions in the Persian Gulf shot up again Thursday, Jan. 26, after Dubai police commander Gen. Dhahi Khalfan said
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Massive US Military Buildup on Two Strategic Islands: Socotra and Masirah
While quietly casting lines to draw Tehran into talks on their nuclear dispute, President Barack Obama is reported exclusively by
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Washington and Iran Are Talking Along Three Secret Tracks
The passage through the Strait of Hormuz by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three destroyers – one American,
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The USS Abraham Lincoln transits Hormuz. Scene set for US-Iranian talks
Three weeks after Tehran threatened action against any US aircraft carrier entering the Strait of Hormuz, Washington made two moves:
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Tehran Weighs Closing Strait of Hormuz, a Terror Campaign – Or Both
Saudi and Kuwaiti intelligence services presented the White House in Washington and the CIA this week with a joint report
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Iran is winning Hormuz faceoff. Israel, Saudis break away from US Iran policy
Three weeks ago, Iran threatened to forcibly bar the Strait of Hormuz to "enemy ships" i.e. the USS Stennis carrier.
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