Tag: Persian Gulf
Royal Navy scores first Iranian weapons bust in Persian Gulf
This is the first time a British Naval warship has interdicted a vessel carrying such sophisticated weapons from Iran.
USS Essex enters Persian Gulf as USS Iwo Jima departs Middle...
Amphibious assault ship USS Essex is replacing sister ship USS Iwo Jima in the Middle East as carrier Ronald Reagan departs the region.
Watch the US Navy open fire on Iranian fast attack craft...
The April 26 standoff marked the second time IRGCN vessels came dangerously close to US Navy ships operating in the Persian Gulf this month.
US amphibious assault ship with embarked F-35Bs enters Persian Gulf
US Navy amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8) and guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) entered the Persian Gulf...
Iran seizes S. Korean tanker Hankuk Chemi in Persian Gulf
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has seized South Korean tanker Hankuk Chemi, citing pollution as a reason for the action.
US carrier Nimitz staying in Persian Gulf after all
US Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz will be staying in the Persian Gulf a little longer after the Pentagon reversed its decision...
US guided missile sub operating in Persian Gulf visits Bahrain
US Navy's Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) has completed her first port visit during her stay in the Persian Gulf.
US guided-missile sub enters Persian Gulf in rarely publicized show of...
A US Navy nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine has entered the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz in a move rarely made public...
USS Nimitz returning to Persian Gulf in wake of Iranian nuclear...
The US Navy announced it is sending aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) back to the Persian Gulf, in a move coming...
USS Nimitz enters Persian Gulf
The carrier entered the gulf for the first time on September 18, after arriving in the Middle East in late July this year.
