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Home-built helicopter carrier & frigate join Iranian naval drill in Indian Ocean, amid tensions with US

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Iran has launched a naval exercise in the Indian Ocean, to test out two of its newest domestically-built warships. The drill takes place amid tensions with the US, and days after Iran seized a South Korean tanker. … Read More >Home-built helicopter carrier & frigate join Iranian naval drill in Indian Ocean, amid tensions with US

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Iranian Navy Gets Two Domestically-Made Ships Amid Growing Tehran-Washington Tensions

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On Monday, Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, the commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’s Navy, claimed the Islamic Republic is in “full control” of the Persian Gulf, in a statement that came amid increasing tensions between Tehran and Washington. … Read More >Iranian Navy Gets Two Domestically-Made Ships Amid Growing Tehran-Washington Tensions

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IRGC in ‘Full Control’ of Gulf, Navy Commander Says as Iran-US Tensions on Rise

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Late last week, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unveiled a new top-secret underground missile base located near the Gulf coast, which was touted by IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami as something that would help “boost the country’s deterrence power”. … Read More >IRGC in ‘Full Control’ of Gulf, Navy Commander Says as Iran-US Tensions on Rise

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Seoul dispatches anti-piracy unit to Persian Gulf after South Korean-flagged tanker seized by Iran

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The South Korean Defense Ministry has said that it will send its anti-piracy Cheonghae unit, normally based in the Gulf of Aden, along with helicopters to the Persian Gulf where a South Korean vessel was seized by Iran. … Read More >Seoul dispatches anti-piracy unit to Persian Gulf after South Korean-flagged tanker seized by Iran

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Israeli Submarine Reportedly Crossed Suez in ‘Message’ to Iran as US Warships Enter Persian Gulf

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A US nuclear-powered submarine entered the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on 21 December as part of Washington’s latest deterrence mission against Iran as tensions spiked after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iranian-backed militias … Read More >Israeli Submarine Reportedly Crossed Suez in ‘Message’ to Iran as US Warships Enter Persian Gulf

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Iran Sends Warship Fleet to International Waters to Protect Its Commercial Vessels

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Tehran has intensified its military presence in international waters citing the need to protect its trade interests. Its tankers have been supplying petroleum to Venezuela, which like Iran, is currently dealing with American sanctions. The US claims to have intercepted several such vessels, but Tehran denies these allegations. … Read More >Iran Sends Warship Fleet to International Waters to Protect Its Commercial Vessels

Categories Russia

Who is provoking who? US Navy says Russia ‘threat to peace’ as Moscow switches on system designed to spot NAVAL INVASIONS

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Relations between Russia and NATO are in choppy waters with two Western capitals accusing Moscow of threatening ‘global peace.’ But will the bloc’s plans to send more warships to the Black Sea help pull things back from the brink? … Read More >Who is provoking who? US Navy says Russia ‘threat to peace’ as Moscow switches on system designed to spot NAVAL INVASIONS