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US Navy struck by repeated suicides

The U.S. Navy has begun an investigation after a rash of confirmed or suspected suicide deaths among sailors on the crew of the USS George Washington. Three sailors died within one week of each other, the Navy confirmed to CBS News. The investigation will aim to determine if there were any underlying causes that led crew members […]

Iran succeeds with new military satellite

Iran announced Tuesday it had successfully placed a military satellite in orbit, as talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers reach a critical stage. "Iran's second military satellite -- named Nour-2 -- has been launched into space by the Qassed rocket of the aerospace wing of the Revolutionary Guards and […]

US navy captures more Iranian arms headed for Yemen

The US Navy seized a large cache of assault rifles and ammunition being smuggled by a fishing ship from Iran likely bound for war-ravaged Yemen. US Navy patrol ships discovered the weapons aboard what the Navy described as a stateless fishing vessel in an operation that began on Monday in the northern reaches of the […]

Iran eager to patch up relations with UAE

Iran expressed hopes Monday to turn the page in its ties with the United Arab Emirates during a rare visit by a senior official from the Gulf Arab country. UAE National Security Advisor Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al-Nahyan arrived in the country earlier Monday at the invitation of Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National […]

Bahrain arrests militants, charges they were armed with Iranian weapons

Bahrain security forces arrested a number of suspected militants ahead of a planned attack and confiscated Iranian Bahrain security forces arrested a number of suspected militants ahead of a planned attack and confiscated weapons and explosives that had come from Iran, the interior ministry said on its official Twitter on Monday. The ministry did not […]

Report alleges that Iranian guns being smuggled to Somalia from Yemen

Guns supplied by Iran to its Houthi allies in Yemen are being smuggled across the Gulf of Aden to Somalia, according to a Geneva-based think tank, where al Qaeda-linked al Shabab insurgents are battling a weak and divided government. The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime said its study drew on data from more than […]

China apparently planning attacks on US aircraft carriers

Satellite images show China has built mock-ups of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer in its northwestern desert, possibly as practice for a future naval clash as tensions rise between the nations. China has upgraded its military massively in recent years, and its capability and intentions are increasingly concerning to the United States as […]

Vessel blocking Suez Canal could be more than 'just' a random accident

The cargo ship Ever Given remains wedged across the Suez Canal, as rumors are flying that the accident that may have an enormous effect on the global economy was staged. Is there a link between the Russian submarine Rostov-on-Don that went missing on March 13, the Israeli submarine passing the Suez Canal, and the Ever […]

Israeli cargo ship attacked in Gulf of Oman

An explosion struck an Israeli-owned cargo ship sailing out of the Middle East on Friday, renewing concerns about ship security in the region amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran. The crew and vessel were safe, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which is run by the British navy. The explosion in […]

Iran open to cooperation with US but within strategic limits

Iran may cooperate with the United States on oil and security in the Gulf, but not on Israel, the Iranian foreign minister said in remarks published on Saturday. Ties between Tehran and Washington worsened under the administration of former President Donald Trump, who in 2018 withdrew from Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and […]

Revolutionary Guards conducted commando drills threatening Gulf

Iranian army commandos and paratroopers started exercises near the mouth of the Gulf on Tuesday, the last full day of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. State television showed paratroopers landing behind mock enemy lines near the port of Jask on the Gulf of Oman and preparing attacks with missile launchers. “The recent war games show […]

Iran conducts maritime missile exercise oblivious to rising tensions

Iran’s military launched a short-range naval missile drill on Wednesday, Iranian state TV reported, at a time of high tension between arch foes Tehran and Washington. Iran has one of the biggest missile programmes in the Middle East, regarding such weapons as an important deterrent and retaliatory force against U.S. and other adversaries in the […]

UAE, Iran in COVID talks

The foreign ministers of longstanding regional foes Iran and the United Arab Emirates agreed on Sunday that they would strive to cooperate during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a video call during which they also exchanged greetings for the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan told his Iranian counterpart that strengthening bilateral cooperation […]

Latest Iranian military drills in Gulf inflame tensions

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards launched a military drill in the Gulf on Tuesday, Iranian state television reported, at a time of high tension between Tehran and Washington. The U.S. military said the drill had caused two bases with American troops in the region to go on heightened alert and said Tehran’s missile launches were irresponsible. […]

US Military Drawdown in Saudi Arabia Threatens to Fuel Arms Race

The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw Patriot anti-missile defense batteries from Saudi Arabia is likely to fuel an already brewing arms race as the kingdom attempts to catch-up with Iran’s nuclear development as well as its space, ballistic missile, and drone capabilities. By James M. Dorsey One thing is certain, the recent US military pullback […]

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