Guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN-728) transits the Suez Canal en route to the Red Sea, on April 7, 2023. US Navy Photo
USS Florida (SSGN-728) deployed to the Middle East this week after spending months in the Mediterranean Sea, the U.S. Navy said in a rare public announcement. Read More
IRIS Makran and IRIS Dena in port in Cape Town, South Africa on April 4, 2023 Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies used with permission
Iran’s two-ship surface action group was spotted this week in port in Cape Town, South Africa, after failing to transit the Panama Canal, according to satellite images provided to USNI News by Maxar. Read More
The following is the March 22, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Iran: Background and U.S. Policy. Read More
Anti-tank guided missiles and medium-range ballistic missile components seized by the United Kingdom Royal Navy sit pierside during inventory at a military facility in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations on Feb. 26, 2023. U.S. Army Photo
The Navy helped the United Kingdom Royal Navy confiscate a weapons shipment from Iran, Naval Forces Central Command announced Thursday. Read More
IRINS Makran. FARS Photo
A pair of Iranian warships pulled into Rio de Janeiro on Sunday after a month of waiting in the southern Atlantic Ocean, USNI News has learned. Read More
The following is the Feb. 15, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Turkey (Türkiye): Background and U.S. Relations In Brief. Read More
Two Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessels and the guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG-119) operate in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 8. US Navy Photo
The commander of the U.S. Navy in the Middle East is pitching more countries in the region to use more unmanned systems to counter criminal activities and possible terrorist and military threats off their coasts, the service’s top officer in Central Command told reporters Monday. Read More
The following is the Feb. 14, 2023, Defense Intelligence Agency report, Iranian UAVs in Ukraine: A Visual Comparison. Read More
IRIS Makran. FARS Photo
A two-ship Iranian surface group is set to arrive today for a port visit in Rio de Janeiro as part of a round-the-world cruise, local and Iranian press reported this weekend. Read More
IRINS Makran. FARS Photo
The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy is sending ships to the Panama Canal, according to an article published in state-run media Friday. Read More
