US navy ship navigates near Venezuelan coast after Iranian cargo ship arrives
Reuters – A U.S. Navy ship navigated near the Venezuelan coast on Tuesday in what the U.S. military’s Southern Command called a…
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After US warning, Iran says its navy will still operate in Persian Gulf
Reuters – The Iranian navy will maintain regular missions in the Persian Gulf, the ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday, a day…
In veiled warning to Iran, US tells Persian Gulf mariners to stay clear of its warships
Reuters – In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran, the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in…
‘US sends 4 warships to Caribbean for possible encounter with Iran tankers’
Iran Front Page – The US Navy has sent its P8-Poseidon patrol aircraft from the VP-26 Tridents as well as four warships…
Iran blasts US illegal deployment in region
FNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Mousavi rapped the US for illegal presence in the region, saying that Washington should…
Trump’s dangerously wrong about destroying Iranian speedboats
Bloomberg | James Stavridis: Trump’s tweet about destroying them for harassment risks turning a tense situation into a war. President Donald Trump…
Iran says Persian Gulf always ‘Persian’ Gulf, Not ‘Washington’ Gulf
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in his Wednesday remarks in cabinet meeting, addressed the US saying that “this gulf’s name is…
Iranian General dismisses Trump’s threat, warns US of hard slap in face
Tasnim – A senior spokesman for the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces shrugged off the US president’s recent comments about…
US forces have no business in PG 7,000 miles away from home: Zarif
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reminded Washington that American forces “have no business 7,000 miles away from home” and…
Iran says won’t give in to intimidation after US threat of naval action
Press TV – Tehran’s mission to the United Nations repeats the country’s firm resolve to protect its sovereignty against any act of…
Trump retweets praise from fake anti-Iran account run by MKO: The Intercept
Press TV – US President Donald Trump has retweeted a post in praise of his belligerent anti-Iran policy from a fake account apparently…
Iran summons Swiss envoy over US provocative acts in Persian Gulf
IRNA – Iran has summoned Swiss Ambassador to Tehran Markus Leitner over US’ forces harassing and provocative acts in the Persian Gulf,…
Guards chief: US warships will be destroyed if threaten Iran’s interests in Persian Gulf
Reuters – Iran will destroy U.S. warships if Tehran’s security is threatened in the Gulf, head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Hossein…
Iran’s defense minister blasts ‘aggressive’ US presence in Persian Gulf
Press TV – Iran’s defense minister has dismissed US reports of harassment by Iranian vessels as “baseless” and said the “illegal and aggressive” American presence in…
Iran’s Military Spokesman: US better to save forces from coronavirus instead of threatening others
FNA – Spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi blasted Washington for threatening Iran, saying that the US should…
IRGC Navy warns off US warships in Persian Gulf
Press TV – A recent video released by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps shows the IRGC Navy warning off a flotilla of…
IRGC urges US to respect maritime law in Persian Gulf
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy dismissed a “Hollywood-style” American account of a recent encounter between the IRGC forces and…
Zarif says US Navy can’t find its way around Iran waters
MNA – As an annual reminder, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Thu. republished his tweet in two years ago with…
Iran says ‘illegal’ US presence in Persian Gulf causes insecurity – IRNA
Reuters – Iran’s defence minister on Friday dismissed U.S. reports of harassment by Iranian vessels as “baseless” and said the “illegal and…
US Navy claims 11 Iranian ships came close to its military vessels in PG
Press TV – The United States Navy is claiming that 11 Iranian ships repeatedly came close to its military vessels in “dangerous…
We’ll force US Navy out of Persian Gulf soon: Iran’s chief admiral
Press TV – US forces and allies will soon be forced out of the Persian Gulf waters, where they have been seeking…
US Navy official accuses Iran of taking ‘provocative actions’ in ME
MNA – Coincides with China, Iran, and Russia joint naval drills Acting US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said on Friday that Iran…
Iran downing of drone spelled disaster for US Navy: Report
Press TV – Iran’s downing of an intruding US drone earlier this year, coupled with two crashes of the same aircraft, has seriously…
Mohajer-4: Iranian drone which filmed USS Boxer
Press TV – Surveillance images released by the Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) dismissing Washington’s claims of downing an Iranian drone…
Iran marks 31st anniv. of US downing of passenger plane
MNA – Iran is commemorating the 31st anniversary of the downing of an Iranian Airbus A300B2 passenger plane by a US Navy…
US aircraft carrier remains outside of Persian Gulf
MNA – A US aircraft carrier, which the White House said would rapidly deploy to the Mideast over the heightened tensions with…
US carrier group on routine naval patrol in Mideast: Analyst
Tasnim – An Irish political commentator described the deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln and a bomber task force to the Middle…
US presence in Persian Gulf ‘just for show’: Khanzadi
MNA – Commander of the Iranian Army’s Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said that the presence of US naval fleet in the…
US deploying carrier, bombers to Middle East to deter Iran: Bolton
Reuters – The Trump administration is deploying a carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East in response to troubling “indications…
Iranian warships in US’ backyard? Tehran to deploy navy to western Atlantic – commander
RT – Iran will send warships to the western Atlantic Ocean starting in March, a move likely designed to counter US aircraft…
US aircraft carrier heads towards Persian Gulf after Iran unveils new warship
Sputnik – Shortly after Iran unveiled a new destroyer, which is believed to have radar-evading stealth properties, electronic capabilities and a flight…
Iran: US naval buildup shrinking in Persian Gulf
FNA – A senior Iranian commander said that the US and its allies have effectively lowered the number of their warships in…
IRGC speedboats’ encounter with US carrier in Persian Gulf
Press TV – Iran has for the first time released a video showing speedboats of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) closing…
New US navy military exercises in Persian Gulf as regional tensions rise
Sputnik – This month, the US Navy is conducting exercises it claims will guarantee freedom of movement through Persian Gulf and Red…
US warships cause insecurity, environmental challenges in region: cmdr.
MNA – Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Navy said that the presence of the US warships in the region…
US ready to protect PG shipping in defiance of Iran’s warnings: Report
Press TV – The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has reportedly claimed that it is fully prepared to maintain the flow of commercial…
Iran FM: US ‘doesn’t know what it’s doing in our backyard’
Press TV – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has criticized the presence of American military forces in the Persian Gulf and…
Reopening Strait of Hormuz may take several weeks: US admiral
IFP – James Stavridis, a retired US Navy admiral and former military commander of NATO, says Iran’s threat to close the Strait…
Trump’s tweet on Iranian boats provocative, showing desire for warmongering
IFP- US President Donald Trump has rehashed its claim that Iranian speedboats have avoided conducting patrols around American vessels in the Persian…
U.S.-Iran tensions rise over oil route as EU tries to save nuclear deal
Reuters | Bozorgmehr Sharafedin: The U.S. Navy stands ready to ensure free navigation and the flow of commerce, the U.S. military’s Central…