Israeli Defense Minister assesses naval readiness

Defense Minister Benny Gantz joined IDF Deputy Chief of  Staff Major General Herzi Halevi and Commander of the Israeli Navy Major General David Sa’ar Salama for a security situation assessment…

NAVCENT head visits Israel amid Iran tensions

US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) Commander Vice Admiral Brad Cooper visits Israel amid mounting tensions with Iran and its regional proxies. By Jonathan Hessen and Erin Viner During his…

Israel, US, Bahrain & UAE hold first naval drill

The 5-day multilateral maritime security operations exercise in the Red Sea will conclude today. By Jonathan Hessen and Erin Viner This is the first publicly acknowledged naval exercise between Israel,…

Israel, Bahrain, US unify against Iran

"Our three countries work together because we have similar interests in the region,” said Israeli Alternate Premier and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, referring to efforts by his nation, the United…

US-Iran maritime tensions soar in Hormuz

A United States Coast Guard ship fired about 30 warning shots after 13 vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came close to it and other American Navy…

US navy fires warning shots at IRGC ships

A United States military ship fired warning shots after three vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came into close proximity to it and another US patrol boat…

 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…

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…

Persian Gulf: tensions rise between U.S.-Iran

The U.S. Navy has accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guards of acting in a “dangerous and provocative” manner in the Persian Gulf. The referred to incident occurred yesterday, when eleven naval…

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”…