Report to Congress on Egypt and U.S. Relations
The following is the May 2, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations,…
U.S. Navy Sends Nontraditional Ships to Support Sudan Evacuation
Without a carrier strike group or amphibious readiness group currently operating in the Middle East, the U.S. Navy has dispatched…
Navy Sails 300 Evacuees from Sudan to Saudi Arabia, U.S. Mobile Sea Base Now in the Red Sea
A high-speed Navy catamaran moved about 300 evacuees from Sudan to Saudi Arabia, arriving in the port of Jeddah Monday, USNI…
Iran’s New Missile Corvette Could Reshape IRGC Naval Doctrine
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC-N) is building a new class of warships, as first reported in Naval News…
Spate of Attacks on Ships In Middle East Points to Iran-Backed Group
The Middle East remains a volatile area for merchant shipping into the new year, according to the analysis of attacks…
Top Stories 2020: International Naval Operations
This post is part of a series of stories looking back at the top naval news from 2020. Like the…
Report to Congress on Middle East Arms Sales
The following is the Nov. 23, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, Arms Sales in the Middle East: Trends and Analytical…
Navy Investigation into NAS Pensacola Shooting
The following is the Feb. 21, 2020 command investigation into the fatal shooting into the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla.,…
VIDEO: Iran Inducts New Special Operations Ship
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
The Red Sea forms a physical and geopolitical choke point on much of the world’s trade. At its northern end…