Tag: US navy

  • Yemen sea routes risk

    No sign of easing of tensions. Yemen war risk could strangle strategic sea trade routes By Jonathan Saul LONDON, May 13 (Reuters) – With Middle East giants Saudi Arabia and Iran squaring up […]

  • China and US tussle over S China Sea

    Tensions rise in South China Sea. China demands US warships keep away from disputed South China Sea islands TENSIONS are set to escalate in the South China Sea as China […]

  • U.S. Navy to Keep Eye on Strait of Hormuz

    NAVCENT will monitor situation. U.S. Navy to Keep Eye on Strait of Hormuz By JOHN C. MARCARIO, Special Correspondent ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will continue to monitor vessel […]

  • US Navy meets Asian partners

    Staff talks as maritime security discussed.  7th Fleet, Singaporean, Malaysian and Indonesian navies meet to enhance multilateral cooperation By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Karsten, U.S. Seventh Fleet Public […]

  • US Warship Shooed Away by Iranian Destroyer

    No word so far from US.  US Warship Shooed Away by Iranian Destroyer in Gulf of Aden TEHRAN (FNA)- A US warship and military planes changed their direction as they […]

  • US welcome to use S China Sea facilities

    New bases at disputed Spratly Islands.  China says US welcome to use civilian facilities in South China Sea (Reuters) – The United States and other countries will be welcome to […]

  • US Navy to assist US-flagged ships

    Move follows Maersk Tigris detention by Iranians. US Navy to assist US-flagged ships through Strait of Hormuz Defence officials have said that US Navy ships will accompany US-flagged commercial vessels […]

  • Iran boards, detains Maersk Tigris

    Warning shots fired, vessel taken to Iran. US Navy dispatches destroyer – after Iran ‘fires warnings shots and boards cargo ship’ KASHMIRA GANDER AND ANDREW BUNCOMBE The US and Iran […]

  • 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 […]