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US Navy plans launch of Mideast drone force alongside allies

Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said he hopes the drone force using artificial intelligence would be operational by the summer of 2023 to put more “eyes and ears on the water.”

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

20 months ago

Iran says oil tanker struck by missiles off Saudi Arabia

Two missiles struck an Iranian tanker traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia on Friday, Iranian officials said, the latest incident in the region amid months of heightened tensions between Tehran and the U.S.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

4 years ago

40 evacuated after attack on Iraq Exxon site

An Iraqi intelligence officer says 40 workers for the energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp. have been evacuated from an oil-drilling site in southern Iraq after they came under rocket fire.

4 years ago

Why would Iran attack two tankers near the Strait of Hormuz?

Who attacked two tankers in the Gulf of Oman?

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

US military to keep Persian Gulf waterway open despite Iran threats

The U.S. military is reiterating a promise to keep Persian Gulf waterways open to oil tankers as Iran renewed threats to close off the region.

5 years ago

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