Latest "US Navy Strait of Hormuz" stories

US Navy issues new distance guidelines for vessels after close encounters with Iranian ships

The U.S. Navy warned Tuesday it will take "lawful defensive measures" against vessels in the Mideast that come within 100 meters (yards) of its warships, offering specific guidelines after a recent close encounter with Iranian vessels in the Persian Gulf.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

3 years ago

Iran's Revolutionary Guard patrols around the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero on July 21, 2019, as it was anchored off the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas.

UK joins US in Strait of Hormuz naval security mission

Britain said Monday that it would join a U.S.-led naval security mission in the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran’s seizure of merchant vessels has raised tensions with the West. Earlier, Iran’s foreign minister lambasted recent U.S. financial sanctions against him, calling the move a “failure” for diplomacy.

3 years ago