Posts Tagged: Iran Navy
Iran’s Navy Chief Compares Tehran to Israelites Fleeing Pharaoh Ahead of Passover
Ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover, Iran's navy chief boasted that his country's naval and defense power is stronger than ever, seemingly comparing Iran...
Iranian Navy Reveals Cutting Edge Missile Boat as Regional Tensions Escalate
Iran's armed forces have showcased a new arsenal of deadly naval weaponry as fears of a regional conflagration pitting the State of Israel against the...
By Targeting Civilian Ships, Iran ‘Had Last Word’ in Sea Shadow War With Israel
JNS.org - The Israeli Navy has played a crucial role in Israel’s ongoing shadow war against Iran, but the events of the past months indicate...
America Must Push Back on Iran’s Naval and Drone Aggression
Iran’s drone attack against the Israeli-operated MT Mercer Street offshore of Oman was its most significant escalation at sea since 2019. The attack on July...
US Navy Ship Fires Warning Shots After Close Encounter With Iranian Vessels
A US military ship fired warning shots after three vessels from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) came close to it and another American...
Iran’s Guards Launch Aircraft Carrier-Scale Warship Amid Tensions With US: TV
Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have added a warship capable of carrying aircraft, missile launchers and drones to its naval fleet, state media claimed on Thursday,...
Iran Claims Successful Test of New Naval Cruise Missile
Iran said on Thursday its navy had successfully fired a new locally-made cruise missile during war games in the northern Indian Ocean and near the...
After US Warning, Iran Says Its Navy Will Still Operate in Gulf
The Iranian navy will maintain regular missions in the Gulf, the ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday, a day after the United States warned mariners there...
Iran Hits Own Warship With Missile in Training Accident, 19 Sailors Killed
One Iranian warship accidentally struck another with a missile during an exercise, killing 19 sailors and wounding 15 others, Iran's navy said on Monday. The incident took place...
Iran to Send Warships to the Atlantic, Closer to US Waters
The Iranian navy will send warships to deploy in the Atlantic from March, a top commander said on Friday, as the Islamic Republic seeks to increase...
Iranian Navy Launches First Major Exercise Since Trump Inauguration
Iran's navy began an annual drill Sunday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, its first major exercise since the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump,...
Iran Warns US Warship to Leave Waters Near Strait of Hormuz
Iran's navy warned a US warship on Wednesday to leave waters near the Strait of Hormuz where the Iranians were testing submarines, destroyers and missile...
America’s Sorry State
A few hours before US President Barack Obama delivered his last State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, American sailors were captured and detained...
Iranian Naval Patrol Intercepted US-Flagged Ship, Navy Reveals
CNN - A U.S.-flagged ship was recently intercepted by an Iran Revolutionary Guard naval patrol, the U.S. Navy revealed to CNN Tuesday. The incident occurred on...
