US Navy detains smuggling ship, UK seizes drugs in Mideast watersThe interdictions were just the latest in the volatile waters of the Persian Gulf.12 months ago
Iran rejects claim that its speedboats sparked encounter with US vessels in Strait of HormuzIt was the second time in two weeks that a U.S. ship opened fire to warn vessels of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.21 months ago
US Navy announces nuclear submarine passed through Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with IranThe unusual transit in the Persian Gulf's shallow waters comes some two weeks before the anniversary of the American drone strike in January that killed a top Iranian military commander.2 years ago
Militias: US sailors in Bahrain ‘legitimate targets’ after Soleimani slayingThe vow came in the wake of the lethal Jan. 3 U.S. drone strike in Baghdad.By Geoff Ziezulewicz3 years ago
A sailor dead in Bahrain and the ‘slap on the wrist’ for the Saudi who killed himThe parents of Engineman 2nd Class Austin T. Williams say the long arm of the law never crossed a causeway into Saudi Arabia.By Geoff Ziezulewicz4 years ago
Navy’s top 5th Fleet commander found dead in his homeVice Adm. Scott A. Stearney was found dead in his Bahrain residence Saturday. He oversaw U.S. naval operations in the Middle East.By Geoff Ziezulewicz4 years ago
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