Dangerous confrontations between Iranian and American warships in the Persian Gulf are up more than 50 percent in 2016 compared with this time last year, according to a U.S. defense official – despite the highly touted nuclear accord, as well as a recent $1.7 billion U.S. payment to Tehran. The ...
One Iranian ship came within 200 yards of a U.S. ship in Gulf waters./ WASHINGTON - A U.S. Navy ship fired warning shots toward an Iranian fast-attack craft that approached two U.S. ships, a Pentagon spokesman said on Thursday, in the most serious of a number of incidents in the Gulf area this ...
An Iranian craft came within 200 yards of the USS Squall, a US military spokesman said The Pentagon has said a US Navy vessel fired three shots to warn an Iranian military boat off in the Gulf. Spokesman Peter Cook said it was one of several incidents of Iranian vessels harassing US ships in the ...
A US Navy official told CNN four Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels conducted a "high-speed intercept" of the USS Nitze in waters near the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday, deeming the incident "unsafe and unprofessional."/ The official said two of the vessels slowed and turned away only after ...
The official called the incident "unsafe and unprofessional."/ WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Four vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) “harassed” a U.S. destroyer on Tuesday by carrying out a “high speed intercept” in the vicinity of the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. defense ...
Four ships belonging to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) "harassed" an American destroyer in the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday, a U.S. Navy official confirmed to Fox News. The official said the Iranian ships carried out a "high-speed intercept," with two of the vessels coming within ...
A U.S. Navy coastal patrol ship fired warning shots at an Iranian ship that sailed within 200 yards in the Northern Persian Gulf Wednesday in the second close call this week involving U.S. and Iranian vessels, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News on Thursday. The USS Squall fired the shots, ...
A US Navy official told CNN four Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels conducted a "high-speed intercept" of the USS Nitze in waters near the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday, deeming the incident "unsafe and unprofessional."/ The official said two of the vessels slowed and turned away only after ...
File picture shows Iranian submarines taking part in a naval parade near the Strait of Hormuz. For illustrativ/ This image provided by Nasa shows the Strait of Hormuz taken from the International Space Station in September/ A plane flies over the mountains, south of the Strait of Hormuz, as ...
Four of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vessels "harassed" a US warship on Tuesday near the , a US defense official said, amid Washington's concerns about Iran's posture in the Gulf and in the Syrian civil war. The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said on ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) vessels “harassed” a U.S. warship on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. defense official said, amid Washington’s concerns about Iran’s posture in the Gulf and in the Syrian civil war./ The USS Nitze, a Guided ...
The Israeli military says it is carrying out a "very targeted" ground operation in Rafah/ Israeli forces have reportedly reached the centre of the southern Gaza city of Rafah and seized a strategically important hill overlooking the nearby border with Egypt. Witnesses and local journalists said ...
Koji Sato, chief executive of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. “An engine reborn.” That's how Japanese automaker Toyota introduced plans for a new lean compact motor that will cast a futuristic spin on the traditional internal combustion engine ...
Today's diplomatic moves won't change the situation for people in places like Ramallah Image caption: Today's diplomatic moves won't change the situation for people in places like Ramallah Ireland, Spain and Norway say they are recognising Palestinian statehood to kick-start a political process. ...
Subaru's CEO Atsushi Osaki, CTO Tetsuo Fujinuki, Toyota's CEO Koji Sato, CTO Hiroki Nakajima, Mazda's CEO Masahiro Moro and CTO Ichiro Hirose chat during a photo session at a press conference, in Tokyo/ TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor showcased next-generation engines on Tuesday that can be used ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the war against Hamas amid international condemnation of an air strike that killed scores of Palestinians in Rafah on Sunday. At least 45 people were killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, while hundreds more were ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the strike which killed scores of displaced Palestinians in Rafah on Sunday was a "tragic mishap", amid growing international condemnation of the blast. At least 45 people were killed according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Hundreds more were ...
Pope Francis holds the weekly general audience at the Vatican/ VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests, Italian media ...
An Egyptian soldier has been killed in an incident involving Egyptian and Israeli troops in the border area near Rafah. The Egyptian and Israeli militaries are investigating what happened. Israeli media say there was an exchange of fire, but there are few other details and no reports of Israeli ...
A Massachusetts man who was left hospitalized with serious injuries after he was in Wyoming is speaking out about the violent encounter. The 35-year-old Army veteran from South Hadley, identified by the as Shayne Patrick Burke, says he’s been shot at, mortared, and experienced explosions from ...
drew ire over Memorial Day weekend with a post about sacrifice on X, formerly Twitter. Former President Donald Trump’s son shared another user’s post which featured a photo of the Trump family and the claim that they’d given up “everything to Save America.”/ The image featured Donald Trump and ...