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Persian Gulf
Iran’s Strategy of Proxy Encirclement
Commentary There are two prevailing interpretations of the recent Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea. The first interpretation is that these are proxy attacks, sponsored by Iran, aimed ...
January 11, 2024
BY
Michael Hochberg
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Leonard Hochberg
Shippers Warned to Stay Away From Iranian Waters Over Seizure Threat as US-Iran Tensions High
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday warned shippers traveling through the strategic ...
August 12, 2023
BY
The Associated Press
Emirati-Flagged Cargo Ship Sinks in Persian Gulf Off Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—An Emirati-flagged cargo ship, longer than a soccer field, sank in stormy seas off Iran’s ...
March 18, 2022
BY
The Associated Press
US Deploys First B-52 Bomber Over Persian Gulf Under Biden in Show of Force
The Pentagon on Wednesday successfully conducted a strategic bomber's patrol mission from Louisiana to the Middle East to ...
January 27, 2021
BY
Lorenz Duchamps
B-52Hs Fly to Middle East in Apparent US Warning to Iran
Two B-52H "Stratofortress" bombers flew a 30-hour round-trip mission from the United States to the Persian Gulf on ...
December 31, 2020
BY
Mimi Nguyen Ly
Navy Vet Gets Surprise Call From Gary Sinise Telling Him His Mortgage Has Been Paid Off for Veteran’s Day
One Army veteran says he feels like he won the lottery after he received the surprise of a ...
November 16, 2020
BY
Jenni Julander
Iranian, US Ships Come Dangerously Close as Disputes Continue in Persian Gulf
Almost a dozen Iranian naval vessels made “dangerous and harassing” maneuvers near U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships ...
April 16, 2020
BY
Isabel van Brugen
Iran Seizes Tanker Carrying ‘Smuggled Fuel’: Report
TEHRAN, Iran—Iranian forces seized a ship in the Persian Gulf suspected of carrying smuggled fuel, the regime's state-run ...
August 4, 2019
BY
The Associated Press
Iran Seizes Foreign Oil Tanker Accused of Smuggling Fuel: State TV
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has seized a foreign oil tanker because it was smuggling fuel, according to ...
July 18, 2019
BY
Zachary Stieber
Iranian Boats Threaten US Warship in Persian Gulf
The USS Essex was in the Persian Gulf with the leader of U.S. Central Command on Oct. 26, ...
October 27, 2018
BY
Sarah Le
US Navy Sailors Released Unharmed by Iran in Less Than a Day
All 10 U.S. Navy sailors detained by Iran after drifting into its territorial waters a day earlier have ...
January 13, 2016
BY
The Associated Press
Why Are the Gulf States so Reluctant to Take in Refugees?
A big question is reverberating in the minds of many; why have the Arab Gulf states not taken ...
September 27, 2015
BY
Rana Jawad
Britain to Boost Military Presence in Persian Gulf
Britain has signed a deal with Bahrain that will bolster the United Kingdom's military presence in the island ...
December 6, 2014
BY
Adam Schreck
OPEC Stays the Course and Accepts Lower Prices
The move, which shook the oil market wasn’t a move at all. On Thursday OPEC decided to keep ...
November 28, 2014
BY
Valentin Schmid
Obama’s Legacy in the Gulf: Despite Disgruntlement, US Remains Indispensable
To Saudi Arabia and its Arab partners of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the United States in six ...
November 22, 2014
BY
Thomas W. Lippman
As Conflict Grows in Middle East, US-Saudi Gulf Widens
Those who expected the summit between US President Obama and Saudi King Abdullah to produce a "reset" button ...
June 29, 2014
BY
Fahad Nazer
U.S. and Saudi Arabia: A Loveless Marriage
Among the would-be therapists of the foreign policy world, the alliance between the United States and Saudi Arabia ...
April 21, 2014
BY
Amanda Ufheil-Somers
Iran Test-Fires Land-to-Sea Missile
Iran test-fires missile: Iran said it has test-fired a new land-to-sea missile in the Persian Gulf, according to ...
April 16, 2013
BY
Jack Phillips
TOP NEWS
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T.J. Muscaro
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3hr
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Jacki Thrapp
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4hr
By
Jack Phillips
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4hr
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Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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6hr
By
Jacki Thrapp
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Mercura Wang
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Lawrence Wilson
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12hr
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Naveen Athrappully
Treasury Department Seeks to Redirect Iranian Assets to Gulf Nations for War Damages
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Melanie Sun