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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps gets powerful ships to confront adversaries well beyond the Persian Gulf
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) added missile corvettes and a mothership for specia…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Houthi rebels say they've fired a new 'homemade hypersonic missile,' posting footage of its launch at a civilian ship
Yemen's Houthis aren't known to have advanced arms manufacturing capabilities, and are often armed …
Matthew Loh
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The US Navy's turning to its third carrier strike group as its warships react to Middle East conflicts with no end in sight
The USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is soon headed to the Red Sea, where it will take o…
Jake Epstein
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US Navy warships are stuck in a Red Sea battle they can't fight forever
American forces have expended a large amount of munitions battling the Houthis, and the conflict do…
Jake Epstein
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Chabahar port: Long-term pact to promote trade, connectivity with Afghanistan and Central Asia, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed India signing a contract to operate the strategic Iranian port …
PTI
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US naval drones have spent 60,000 hours at sea helping the Navy spy on and defeat malicious threats in Middle Eastern waters
The US Navy has turned to a collection of unmanned systems to help it patrol and surveil Middle Eas…
Jake Epstein
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Russian oil products are heading to the crude-rich Persian Gulf as the UAE and Saudi Arabia take advantage of cheap barrels
Gulf nations are using discounted Russian barrels in their own countries while they continue to exp…
Phil Rosen
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The US Navy wants rechargeable magazines for lasers to take out drones
The US Navy wants to create magazines that store electricity so a laser can zap exploding drones ou…
Michael Peck
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A 1980s showdown with Iran was US Special Operations Command's first test in combat
From 1987 to 1989, US special-operation units deployed to the Persian Gulf for Operation Prime Chan…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Why the West can't stop the Houthi rebels' missile attacks on ships
America is discovering that there are few good options for stopping the Houthi rebels who command t…
Michael Peck
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Iran struck Pakistan with missiles and drones as the 2 countries held a joint naval exercise
State media reported on Tuesday that the Iranian navy had carried out tactical maneuvers with Pakis…
Nathan Rennolds
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Xi Jinping is in a battle with China's own military, and the outcome could drag the US into WWIII
Xi Jinping's is purging Chinese officers who seem either unwilling or too corrupt to effectively fi…
Thibault Spirlet
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A shadowy fight between Israel and Iran is at risk of becoming a bigger war. Here's how their militaries stack up.
A drone attack on a tanker last week has raised the risk of an overt war between Israel and Iran, t…
Benjamin Brimelow
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33 years after getting demolished by the US, Iran's navy is flexing its new muscles
Iran has spent the 33 years since Operation Praying Mantis modernizing its navy with the goal of co…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Even without new Russian jets, Iran's aging air force could still win home-field advantage in a regional war
Iran might be able to eke out some home-field advantages depending on the kind of fight it faces, a…
Paul Iddon
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Exploding attack drones causing chaos in the Middle East are no match for US Navy warships, former captains say
In recent years, one-way attack drones have been used by Iran, Houthi rebels in Yemen, militias in …
Jake Epstein
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A US Coast Guard ship fired 30 warning shots from a machine gun during an 'unsafe' encounter with Iranian fast-attack boats
The US Coast Guard cutter Maui fired two rounds of warning shots with a .50 caliber machine gun to …
Ryan Pickrell
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The Coast Guard is taking a frontline role against US foes on the other side of the world
Encounters far from home in April underscored the Coast Guard's growing overseas role, which is set…
Christopher Woody
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A US Navy ship fired warning shots after Iranian fast-attack boats got too close in the Persian Gulf
A US ship fired warning shots after the fast-attack boats ignored radioed warnings and continued ma…
Ryan Pickrell
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US Navy video shows Iranian vessels harassing US ships in the Persian Gulf for the first time in almost a year
At one point, a large Iranian vessel crossed the bow of a US Coast Guard ship at an "unnecessarily …