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Iranian drone ‘took unsafe action’ near carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tuesday's "unsafe and unprofessional" action comes as Navy warships continue to intercept drones in the region.
Australia joins US-led mission to protect Persian Gulf shipping
Australia pledged troops, a surveillance plane and a frigate to protect the shipping lanes from Iran.
US blocks release of Iranian tanker held at Gibraltar
Britain's Foreign Office said in a statement that the "investigations conducted around the Grace 1 are a matter for the government of Gibraltar" and that it couldn't comment further.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Iraq: Gulf Arab states can secure Persian Gulf waters alone
Mohammed al-Hakim, the foreign minister of Iraq, tweeted Monday that regional states are capable of securing the strategic waterway themselves.
Inside the historic decision to deep-select the Navy’s top officer
The Senate bestowed a fourth star on Michael Martin Gilday and the son of sailor is prepared to lead the sea service into the 21st century.
By Mark D. Faram
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.
US still seeks allies in Gulf maritime coalition
Senior U.S. leaders expressed confidence that they will be able to convince allies to help protect shipping in the Persian Gulf area against Iranian threats, but they provided no new details Sunday on which nations may be willing to participate.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign on Iran faces key test
President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran is at a crossroads.
US military aims to ensure safe passage of American commercial ships in Persian Gulf
The U.S. military intends to protect American commercial ships against Iranian threats in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz but will not provide naval escorts in every case, the newly installed defense secretary said Wednesday.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Iran offers to swap seized oil tanker for another taken by UK
In the meantime, Britain continues plans to deploy a Europe-led "maritime protection mission" to safeguard shipping in the area after Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.
By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press
Iran says it arrested 17 Iranians allegedly recruited by CIA
Iran on Monday announced the arrest of 17 Iranians accused of spying on the country’s nuclear and military sites for the CIA and said some of them have been sentenced to death. President Donald Trump called it “another lie” from Iran.
By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press