Feb 04, 2021
US moves to seize smuggled Iranian oil
The United States has filed a lawsuit to seize a cargo of oil it says came from Iran rather than Iraq. The move indicates resolve on the part of the…
Dec 22, 2020
US openly sails nuclear sub in Hormuz
In a rare move, the United States Navy announced that it deployed a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, in what many believe is a demonstration of…
Sep 11, 2020
Iran holds major maritime drill
The Iranian Military is currently holding a wide-scale exercise in a large maritime region in the Persian Gulf, stretching from the Sea of Oman to the North Indian Ocean. The…
Aug 04, 2020
Khamenei: Iran will never negotiate with US, Israel
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ruled out any negotiations with the United States over his nation’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The move comes in the wake of…
Jul 27, 2020
Iran deploys mock aircraft carrier to Hormuz
The Islamic Republic of Iran is seemingly stepping-up its provocative campaign directed at the United States. Satellite images reveal that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has transported a mock aircraft…
May 12, 2020
Gulf of Oman: Iranian naval drill accident kills at least 19
An Iranian navy frigate accidentally struck a friendly Iranian vessel with a missile during a naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman, killing at least 19 sailors and wounding 15…
May 08, 2020
Khamenei proclaims ‘the Persian Gulf belongs to Iran’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has proclaimed that the Islamic Republic plays a vital role in maintaining security in the Persian Gulf - and insisted the strategic waterway “belongs…
Jan 21, 2020
South Korea expands naval involvement in Hormuz
South Korea has announced that it will expand its naval deployment of anti-piracy units to the Strait of Hormuz. "Taking recent state of affairs in the Middle East into consideration,…
Dec 27, 2019
“New triangle of power” Iran, China & Russia hold joint naval drills in Indian Ocean
Iran, China and Russia began joint naval drills in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Oman today, in what Moscow hailed as an unprecedented exercise in naval cooperation and training.…
Nov 26, 2019
U.S. Navy conducts military drill in Arabian Sea
The U.S. aircraft carrier strike group Abraham Lincoln conducted an exercise in the Arabian Sea over the weekend as part of continued efforts by the U.S. Navy to “maintain readiness”…