Strait of Hormuz

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Energy Exports A Lifeline For Boycott-Hit Qatar

A Saudi-led diplomatic and economic blockade against Qatar may threaten food imports but the tiny emirate still has a...

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US Warship Fires Warning Flare At Iran Vessel In Gulf

A US warship has fired a warning flare at an Iranian Revolutionary Guards vessel that refused to maintain distance in...

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US Pentagon Chief Meets Saudi King With Iran In Focus

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Saudi King Salman on Wednesday, beginning a series of talks to reinvigorate the...

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Mattis In Riyadh To Boost US-Saudi Alliance

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is in Saudi Arabia Wednesday to reinvigorate the Riyadh-Washington alliance, with both...

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Houthi Rebels In Yemen Threatening Strategic Strait

Houthi rebels in Yemen are threatening free movement into and out of the Red Sea with missiles, mines and other...

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Iran Successfully Tests Naval Missile

Iran has successfully test-fired a naval missile which hit its target 250 kilometres away, local news agencies reported...

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Iran Accuses US of Stirring Tensions In Gulf

A senior official in Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday accused the United States of provoking tensions...

International

Trump Says He’s Boosting Defense Spending By $54 Billion; the Real Number Is $18 Billion

In the days before President Donald Trump’s high-profile address to Congress Tuesday night, White House aides...

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Iran’s Rouhani Begins Gulf Tour To Soothe Relations

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visited Oman on Wednesday as part of a regional tour to improve relations with Gulf...

International

Iranian Vessel Points Weapon At U.S. Helicopter

A small Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard vessel pointed its weapon at a U. S. military helicopter in the Strait of...