Tag: Hormuz
US Nuclear Submarine, Guided-Missile Cruisers, Sail Off Iran’s Coast
"Georgia’s presence demonstrates the United States’ commitment to regional partners and maritime security."
Iran Ups the Ante, Seizing British Container with Crew of 23
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned that Iran is choosing a "dangerous path" of "illegal and destabilizing" behavior.
Global Airlines Reroute to Avoid Iranian Airspace Near Strait of Hormuz
“There were numerous civil aviation aircraft operating in the area at the time of the intercept” of the US drone."
Report: Iran Planning Massive Oil Spill in Strait of Hormuz
Iran may purposefully contaminate the waters of the Strait of Hormuz by performing an oil spill, according to a report in the German weekly Der Spiegel on Sunday.
Ayatollah Launches Submarine as US Conducts Gulf Exercise
Tensions between the US and Iran increased Tuesday, as Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei order the launch of a Tareq-901 submarine and a Sahand navy destroyer into the Persian Gulf Iran as US and allied navies held drills there to practice keeping shipping lanes open.
Report: Iranian Retaliation Will Be Multi-Pronged Attack on Israeli, Jewish Targets
The New York Times quoted a former senior Israeli official as saying that the Iranian retaliation against an Israeli military strike would be the functional equivalent of Iraq's scud missile attack on Israel during the 1991 Gulf War, the 3000+ Hizbollah rockets fired on Israel during the 2006 Second Lebanon War, and the terror attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in Buenos Aires in the early 1990s, multiplied in scale at least three times.
Iranian Officials Again Threaten Closure of Strait of Hormuz
USS Abraham Lincoln passed through the Strait without incident Sunday.
Iran Insists Closing Strait of Hormuz an Option; US Insists Iran Still Has Path...
Brinksmanship between Iran and the West continues.
Iran Confirms Receipt of US Letter Regarding Strait of Hormuz
US government conveyed that closing the Strait would constitute a "red line."
US Sends Chief of Staff to Stop Israeli Attack on Iran
Israel’s intensifying readiness to launch a military strike against Iran has met with a negative US response, with top government officials being dispatched to the Jewish state in the attempt to thwart an attack.
US Responds Sharply to Iran’s Threat to Close the Strait of Hormuz
Defense Secretary, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff counter Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran Rattles Saber At US in Strait of Hormuz
Following imposition of new sanctions regime, Islamic Republic threatens American navy.
More Bluster From Tehran
It is hard to make much sense out of the recent military threats Iran has been aiming at the West and the U.S. in particular.