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Houthis renege on new deal to prevent Red Sea oil spill disaster
The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen on Sunday reneged on a deal to head off an environmental disaster in the Red Sea, only hours after reaching an agreement with the UN.
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IRAN’S PATTERN OF PENETRATION IN LATIN AMERICA
When two Iranian warships steamed around the southern tip of Africa in early June 2021, in a possible voyage to Venezuela, alarm bells rang throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. What once..
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‘Dramatic uptick’ in Iran’s drone use
Over the past few years, Iran has “significantly” increased its use of unmanned aerial vehicles, the US Navy’s 5th Fleet Commander said today.
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By targeting civilian ships, Iran ‘had last word’ in sea shadow war with Israel
Professor Rear. Admiral (Ret.) Shaul Chorev tells JNS that Israel needs a more thought-out strategy when it comes to dealing with the Iranian threat at sea, as well as combat that has become..
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Smuggled Iranian fuel and secret night-time transfers
The secret transfers usually take place at night to evade detection by regional coast guards. The ships anchor in the Persian Gulf just outside the territorial limits of the United Arab Emirates, and..
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IRANIAN MARITIME THREATS: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE U.S. NAVY
The volume of oil that flows through the Strait of Hormuz gives it geostrategic importance. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, “In 2018, its daily oil flow averaged 21 million..
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Iran seized Vietnamese oil tanker: US official
Iran seized a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman last month and still hold the vessel off Bandar Abbas, two US officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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