Tag: Iranian navy

  • Iranian Ships Turn Back From Yemen

    Concerns ships held arms bound for Houthis. Iranian Ships Turn Back From Yemen After Standoff Senior defense officials tell NBC News that an Iranian convoy, believed to be carrying weapons […]

  • US warns Iran on Yemen weapons

    Iranian convoy causing concern in Washington. Obama says U.S. has warned Iran not to send weapons to Yemen By Roberta Rampton and David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama […]

  • US beefs up Yemen naval patrols

    Carrier to boost patrols. Yemen crisis: US beefs up naval patrols as Iran convoy approaches The US is sending an aircraft carrier to boost its patrols in the waters off […]

  • US Navy not active in Yemen blockade

    US confirms ships not participating in Saudi operation. US Navy says it is not actively supporting Saudi Arabian blockade of Yemen SANAA, Yemen – The United States Navy has seven […]

  • Iran in Gulf of Aden to combat pirates

    Dismisses suggestions they’ve been asked to leave Gulf of Aden. Iran in Gulf of Aden to combat pirates: Sayyari Iran’s Navy Commander said on Saturday that Iran’s presence in the […]

  • Iran Navy’s heads to Gulf of Aden

    Expect news of pirate battles to pop up… Iran Navy’s 34th fleet sets sail for Gulf of Aden The 34th fleet of the Iranian Navy has left for the Gulf […]

  • Iran claims victory in pirate attack

    Claims attack lasted for “hours”. Navy Foils Attack on Iranian Tanker near Bab-el-Mandeb Strait Iranian naval forces rescued one of the country’s oil tankers from a pirate attack around the […]

  • The US Realignment of the Persian Gulf

    Analysis by CIMSEC. The US Realignment of the Persian Gulf Regional Security Complex WILLIAM ALLEN The Persian Gulf sits at the nexus of multiple regional security complexes overlaid one upon another, creating […]

  • Iran’s Provocative Naval Exercise

    Motives behind recent show of force.  Iran’s Provocative Naval Exercise: Motives and Implications By FARZIN NADIMI On February 25, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched its long-overdue “Great Prophet 9″ […]

  • Iran ‘foils’ pirate attack

    Iranian media claim another pirate attack thwarted by Navy Iran’s Navy Foils Pirate Attack on Filipino Freighter Iranian naval forces rescued a Philippine cargo ship from a pirate attack in […]