US forces disable Iranian-flagged tankers trying to cross blockade
This week, U.S. forces around the Strait of Hormuz have launched strikes against Iranian military facilities and disabled missiles launched by the IRGC.
By Riley Ceder
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India to build strategic outpost near key shipping lane in Indo-Pacific
“This is what I call the Hormuz Strait effect," one analyst said, referring to the collapse of shipping through the vital waterway due to war.
By Anjana Pasricha
US to reduce staff at Baghdad embassy amid regional tensions
A U.S. official said the decision stems from concern about a possible Iranian retaliatory strike on the first anniversary of the U.S. airstrike that killed Iran's top general, Qassim Soleimani.
Nimitz back in Persian Gulf, Iran vows revenge for killing of nuke scientist
The Pentagon announced early Saturday that it sent the aircraft carrier Nimitz back into the Mideast.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed
The killing risks further raising tensions across the Mideast, nearly a year after Iran and the U.S. stood on the brink of war when an American drone strike killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
USS Oklahoma sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack laid to rest in Arkansas
Fireman First Class Samuel Cyrus Steiner's remains were identified in March after the DoD began efforts in 2015 to identify the remains of Oklahoma sailors buried as "unknowns" shortly before 1950.
Former Guardsman recalls trying to kill gunman in 2015 terrorist attack on Paris-bound train
Alek Skarlatos, 28, told a Paris court at the gunman's trial that he yanked a pistol from the attacker’s hand, turned it on him and pulled the trigger, but the gun did not fire.
ISIS attack hits Kabul as Pompeo joins Afghanistan peace talks
Meanwhile, the U.S. military announced a sudden visit to the Mideast by long-range, nuclear-capable B-52H bombers, underlining America's continuing presence in the region.
Ahead of Biden presidency, Pompeo touts Iran policy during Persian Gulf visit
In what was likely his final tour of the Persian Gulf as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo touted the Trump administration's Mideast strategy that focused on Iran as “the central threat inside the region."
By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launches aircraft-carrying ship
Photos showed the ship carrying truck-launched surface-to-surface missiles, anti-aircraft missiles and four small fast boats.
US attack risks ‘full-fledged war,’ says adviser to Iran’s leader
An adviser to Iran's supreme leader warned against any American military escalation in Trump’s final weeks in office.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press