Tag: Persian Gulf

  • US Navy Won’t Back Down From Gulf

    US to maintain naval presence in region. Commander: US Navy Won’t Back Down From Gulf By Lara Seligman, Aaron Mehta and Awad Mustafa DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As geopolitical tensions […]

  • Security in the Persian Gulf

    How to improve relations between Iran and Gulf States? Imagining a New Security Order in the Persian Gulf FREDERIC WEHREY, RICHARD SOKOLSKY For over three decades, the question of who […]

  • USS Simpson decommissioned

    Sank Iranian Navy vessel in 1988. Navy retires its last modern ship to sink an enemy vessel Andrew Pantazi JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Navy has decommissioned its last Perry-class frigate, […]

  • Gulf US aircraft carrier pulls out

    USS Theodore Roosevelt will leave the Gulf sometime in October. Gulf to be left without aircraft carrier for first time in 7 years Taimur Khan NEW YORK // The US navy […]

  • Iran to launch Sahand destroyer within months

    “Increasing threat posed by piracy in the Gulf of Aden”. Iran to launch Sahand destroyer within months Reporting on the final phases in the manufacturing of the Sahand destroyer, Navy […]

  • Iran builds naval power

    Iran is trying to implement some of the Shah’s plans for building a blue-water navy with Oman as an important mooring facility. As Iran builds naval power, it looks to […]

  • Securing the sealanes

    Ensuring energy security. Securing the sealanes of the super highway by Nicholas Rodgers Safe, secure and continuous supplies of energy are critical to modern society, providing the lifeblood to the […]

  • Strait of Hormuz brings US, Iran closer

    Major regional maritime choke point. How security in Strait of Hormuz brings US, Iran closer The Strait of Hormuz is the only outlet that connects the Gulf to the high […]

  • Iran’s approach to global energy security

    Iran explains its security approach. Iran’s approach to global energy security not politicized: Navy cmdr. A high ranking Iranian military commander says although Iran is located “at the focal point […]

  • Iran successfully tests military go-fast boat

    New boat can run at 110 knots, Iran claims. Iran successfully tests military go-fast boat TEHRAN — Iran has successfully tested a go-fast boat that can move at 110 knots […]