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Iranian Navy ship shines laser on U.S. Marine helicopter
A Marine helicopter was conducting routine operations when an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy ship directed a laser at it. There were no injuries or damage related to the incident. The aircraft was operating from the USS Bataan, which is on a scheduled deployment in the area. From Fox News: An Iranian Islamic Revolutionary […]
American and Iranian prisoner swap releases $6 billion for Iran
Five U.S. citizens were released from Iran and arrived in Doha. Five Iranians have been freed from U.S. custody and similarly travelled to release points. Included in this deal is the release of $6 billion of Iranian funds to be transferred from South Korea to Qatar. Republican Michael McCaul said that this deal would lead […]
Armed troops on commercial shipping going through the Strait of Hormuz?
American officials have informed The Associated Press that the US military is considering the positioning of armed troops on commercial vessels going through the Strait of Hormuz. This is being considered to act as a deterrence against the Iranians’ harassing and seizing these ships. The Iranians have been taking commercial vessels as a way to […]
Iran tried to take a couple of commercial ships, the U.S. Navy stopped them
The Iranians attempted to take a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker. However, when the Iranians saw the USS McFaul closing in, they gave up on the attempt. Later, the Iranians fired on a crude carrier, landing hits on the ship with no casualties reported. However, the Iranians departed the scene when the USS McFaul closed in […]
Iranians seize US bound tanker, release footage of the attack
Somewhat old news: last Thursday Iranian forces seized a tanker bound for the US using a helicopter-borne ‘commando assault’. The capture on Thursday of the Turkish-managed, Chinese-owned Advantage Sweet represents the latest seizure by Iran amid tensions with the U.S. over advancing nuclear program. While Tehran says the tanker was seized over it running into […]
Iran demands that the U.S. leave the Middle East
Iran recently held it’s Army Day activities which included a military parade showing off what military toys that the Iranian military has. As aircraft flew overhead, Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi, provided the usual anti-Israel, anti-West rants. Raisi warned the U.S. that if it did not leave the Middle East, that it would share Isarel’s fate. […]
And we are somehow the bad guys….
I know, this isn’t news. But China, Iran and North Korea are all getting stroppy – and from their public statements, we are the bad guys. Starting with China. Chinese Army naval and air forces are simulating sealing off Taiwan after one of their politicians had the temerity to visit the US.: Between 6 a.m. […]
Iranian backed forces fire rockets at US base in Syria
The United States had launched retaliatory strikes against Iranian backed forces for killing a US contractor and wounding other Americans. American military service members were among those wounded. Eight of the Iranian backed fighters have reportedly been killed by two of the strikes. Iranian backed forces retaliated by firing rockets at a US base in […]
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