A U.S.-flagged tanker heading for Bahrain was approached and threatened by Iranian gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz, a ...

The Strait of Hormuz is heating up once again as U.S. warships move closer to Iran’s coastline. Tehran’s response is not loud firepower, but silence, speed, and surprise. At the centre of Iran’s ...

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the most intensely monitored waterways on earth, yet beneath its shallow, noisy surface Iran has built a submarine threat that is deliberately hard to hear and even ...

The US military accused Iran of "unnecessary aggression" after shooting down an Iranian drone near the USS Abraham Lincoln in ...

The US Navy’s aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its escort ships have been moved toward the Middle East in response to rising tensions with Tehran, underlining the classic contest between an ...

DUBAI, Feb 3 (Reuters) - A group of Iranian gunboats approached a U.S.-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz north of Oman, ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- It turned out to be the international crisis that wasn't. Less than a day after 10 U.S. Navy sailors were detained in Iran when their boats drifted into Iranian waters, ...

As Washington escalates threats and deploys naval power, Iran’s internal unrest and asymmetric military doctrine raise urgent questions about the risks of confrontation ...