Russia can strike positions of Islamic State militants in Syria from its ships based in the Mediterranean Sea anytime should the command decide to do so, a senior Russian general said. Colonel General Andrey Kartapolov said the Russian warships in the Mediterranean can definitely be used to deliver strikes in Syria the way the Russian fleet in ...

An Iranian commander says the countrys Navy will hold a minesweeping drill in the countrys southern waters to counter the enemy Iranophobia campaign and to test its latest minesweeping achievement. Iran Navys deputy commander for operations, Admiral Siavash Jareh, said Monday that the drill would begin on Tuesday and would be held in waters off the ...

By The New York Times WASHINGTON The United States Navy is rushing more of the newest unmanned mine-clearing technology to the Persian Gulf while creating two new sets of crews to operate minesweepers in the region, Navy officials said Wednesday. The effort is intended to balance a renewed American emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region while ...