Tag: Persian Gulf

  • US Navy criticises sailors captured in Iranian waters

    US Navy doesn’t pull punches. US Navy criticises sailors captured in Iranian waters Weak leadership, poor judgment and a lack of “warfighting toughness” led to the capture of 10 US […]

  • India, Iran in naval drills

    India keeps Iran on side. Iran, India hold joint naval exercise tomorrow TEHRAN: Iran will hold one-day joint navy exercise with India on Friday.Talking to reporters in Tehran, Iran Navy’s […]

  • The Hormuz challenge

    The political dance between the US and Iran. The Risk Of Iranian Terror: The Straits Of Hormuz In Danger By Peter Huessy Every day, two-thirds of all oil consumed world-wide […]

  • Iran incident sees officer fired

    Commander relieved of duties. Navy fires officer in charge of sailors detained in Iran By Barbara Starr The U.S. Navy officer who oversaw the 10 sailors captured and briefly detained […]

  • Carrier extends Gulf stay

    Truman has wide-ranging and flexible mission capabilities. USS Truman’s Arabian Gulf Stay Extended By Month To Accelerate Anti-IS Campaign The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier strike group’s presence in […]

  • Iran “warns US warship off”

    Claims made in Iranian media. US warship leaves Iran war drills area after warning By Khalid Kazimov A US warship had to leave the secured area, where Iran was conducting […]

  • Innocent passage of warships

    The right of innocent passage examined. Innocent passage of the warships in the maritime territories of the Persian Gulf By Bahman Aghai Diba, PhD International Law of the Sea The […]

  • Indian Fisherman Killed

    Concerns aired last week about piracy. Indian Fisherman Dies in Pirate Attack On Saturday, the Bahraini Coast Guard’s commander reported that a dhow was attacked outside of the nation’s territorial […]

  • US apologises over ‘incursion’

    Timing couldn’t have been better… US apologises for Iran naval incursion – Revolutionary Guards The US has apologised to Iran after 10 American sailors were arrested for entering Iranian waters, […]

  • Iran, Oman hold joint drills

    Drills cover rescue and relief operations. Iran, Oman to hold naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz Iran and Oman will hold naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz later […]