Top Stories 2020: International Naval Operations December 30, 2020 12:03 PM This post is part of a series of stories looking back at the top naval news from 2020. Like the…
VIDEO: Iran Inducts New Special Operations Ship November 19, 2020 3:36 PM - Updated: November 19, 2020 5:04 PM Emblazoned with the pennant number “1” in on its superstructure, Shahid Roudaki joined the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN)…
Iranian Spy Ship Commands Strategic Position on Vital Oil Route October 26, 2020 6:13 PM The Red Sea forms a physical and geopolitical choke point on much of the world’s trade. At its northern end…
Iranians Raided Tanker Off UAE Searching for 1M Barrels of Petroleum Seized by U.S.; DOJ: ‘They Were Looking For Their Gas’ August 14, 2020 7:32 PM Iranian forces were looking for 1.1 million barrels in petroleum products seized by the U.S. Justice Department when they took…
VIDEO: Iranian Forces Briefly Seize Tanker in Gulf of Oman August 13, 2020 3:52 PM An Iranian special forces team boarded and seized a Liberian tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates for…
Iranian Forces Briefly Seize Tanker in Gulf of Oman August 13, 2020 3:03 PM - Updated: April 14, 2023 12:43 AM An Iranian special forces team boarded and seized a Liberian tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates for…
Pentagon Leaders Say Trump Tweet on Iranian Attack Boats Was ‘Important Warning’ April 22, 2020 3:56 PM The Navy’s existing policy for dealing with the small Iranian vessels prevalent in the Persian Gulf matches the sentiment of…
VIDEO: Iranian Attack Boats Harass U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Vessels in Persian Gulf April 15, 2020 5:45 PM - Updated: April 15, 2020 11:33 PM Nearly a dozen Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels harassed a formation of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard…
Bataan ARG, 26 MEU Now Operating in the Middle East January 13, 2020 10:45 AM Amphib USS Bataan (LHD-5) is operating in the Red Sea as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to simmer,…
U.S. Says Iranian Missile Fired at Drone in Gulf of Oman Incident June 16, 2019 5:08 PM - Updated: June 17, 2019 6:03 PM American officials say an Air Force MQ-9 Reaper was shot at by an Iranian missile as it overflew two tankers…