Persian Gulf

May 14, 2023

US bolstering defense posture in the Persian Gulf after Iran seized two merchant ships in recent weeks

CNN — The US will bolster its defensive posture with heightened patrols in the Persian Gulf after destabilizing actions by…

February 22, 2022

Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN)The speed of the shifts in the Middle East’s geopolitical scene is enough to give even the…

January 31, 2022

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian air defenses confronted Israeli missiles targeting an area near the capital, Damascus, downing some of…

April 28, 2021

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An American warship fired warning shots when vessels of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard came…

April 27, 2021

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — American and Iranian warships had a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf earlier this…

April 18, 2021

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook southwestern Iran along the Persian Gulf on Sunday, followed by at…

February 26, 2021

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two US Navy warships operating in the Mideast have been affected by the coronavirus,…

January 30, 2021

Sea freight traffic between the ports of Safaga, the Red Sea, Egypt, and Dhiba in Saudi Arabia saw an increase…

January 13, 2021

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s navy began a short-range missile drill in the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday, state TV…

January 12, 2021

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister told a visiting South Korean delegation Monday that the release of its vessel…