Tag: Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Navy Sails First Drone Through Mideast’s Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI (AP) — The U.S. Navy sailed its first drone boat through the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, a crucial waterway for global energy...
US boosts Mideast presence with guided-missile submarine amid tensions with Iran
The USS Florida was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet to “help ensure regional maritime security and stability,” says U.S. 5th Fleet spokesman.
BY ALYSSA BLAKEMORE
(April...
US, Iran In Tense Sea Incident; Tehran Preps New Centrifuges
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Navy warship fired a warning flare to wave off an Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat coming straight...
US warns about Iranian threats to commercial shipping in Strait of...
U.S. Central Command stated that “vessels have reported GPS interference, bridge-to-bridge communications spoofing, and/or other communications jamming with little to no...
Britain joins US to secure passage in Gulf following tanker seizures...
A fifth of the world’s oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
(August 5, 2019 / JNS) Britain joined the United...
Britain Begins Escorting All U.K. Vessels Through Strait of Hormuz
Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 12:42 pm
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has started sending a warship to accompany all British-flagged...
Global Airlines Are Canceling Or Re-Routing Flights Near Iran
Major airlines from around the world on Friday began rerouting their
flights to avoid areas around the Strait of Hormuz following Iran’s...
Tankers struck near Strait of Hormuz; US blames Iran
By JON GAMBRELL 36 minutes ago
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates...
Iran says it made successful submarine missile launch in Gulf war...
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran successfully tested a cruise missile on Sunday during naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported, at a...