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Iran Holds Joint Military Drills in the Gulf

Iran held joint naval, air, and ground exercises in the Gulf on Friday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway, state media reported. The drills involve submarines and drones "practicing information-gathering operations against attacking forces, as well as reconnaissance operations,” Admiral Habibollah Sayyari told the official IRNA news agency. The…

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US Navy says trawler carrying arms haul was bound for Yemen

US Navy says trawler carrying arms haul was bound for Yemen

US Navy says boat carrying more than one million rounds of ammunition intercepted along a sea route from Iran to Yemen.

US Navy Seizes Ammunition En Route from Iran to Yemen's Houthis

US Navy Seizes Ammunition En Route from Iran to Yemen's Houthis

The US Navy's Fifth Fleet said on Saturday it had intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling "more than 50 tons of ammunition rounds, fuses and propellants for rockets" in the Gulf of Oman along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen on Dec. 1. "Navy personnel operating from expeditionary sea base…

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U.S. Navy intercepts fishing boat smuggling ammunition in Gulf of Oman -statement

The U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet said on Saturday it had intercepted a fishing trawler smuggling "more than 50 tonnes of ammunition rounds, fuses and propellants for rockets" in the Gulf of Oman along a maritime route from Iran to Yemen on Dec. 1.

Iranian foreign ministry says U.S. accusations that Iran was behind Oman tanker attack are baseless

Accusations by the United States that Iran was behind an attack on a tanker in the Gulf of Oman are baseless, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday.

Drone Circles Vessel in Gulf of Oman

Britain's maritime agency said a drone circled a ship in the Gulf of Oman on Friday. The Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said the incident took place about 50 miles southwest of Muscat, according to Reuters. Earlier on Tuesday, an attack took place on an oil tanker off the coast of…

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Britain says drone circles vessel in Gulf of Oman after strike on tanker

Britain's maritime agency said a drone circled a ship in the Gulf of Oman on Friday, three days after an Iranian-made drone attacked a tanker in the region.

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Drone Hits Israeli-Linked Tanker; Iran Frees 2 Greek Tankers

Drone Hits Israeli-Linked Tanker; Iran Frees 2 Greek Tankers

An oil tanker associated with an Israeli billionaire has been struck by a bomb-carrying drone off the coast of Oman amid heightened tensions with Iran, officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, Greece said Iran freed two Greek oil tankers held by Tehran since May. The drone attack on the Liberian-flagged oil tanker…

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US Navy Intercepts 'Massive' Shipment of Explosive Material Bound for Houthis

US Navy Intercepts 'Massive' Shipment of Explosive Material Bound for Houthis

The US Navy's Fifth Fleet said on Tuesday it had intercepted a fishing vessel smuggling "massive" amounts of explosive material while transiting from Iran along a route in the Gulf of Oman that has been used to traffic weapons to Yemen's Houthi group. US forces found over 70 ton of…

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U.S. Navy intercepts 'massive' shipment of explosive material in Gulf of Oman

U.S. Navy intercepts 'massive' shipment of explosive material in Gulf of Oman

The U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet said on Tuesday it had intercepted a fishing vessel smuggling "massive" amounts of explosive material while transiting from Iran along a route in the Gulf of Oman that has been used to traffic weapons to Yemen's Houthi group.

UK Warship Seizes Advanced Iranian Missiles Bound for Houthis in Yemen

UK Warship Seizes Advanced Iranian Missiles Bound for Houthis in Yemen

A British Royal Navy vessel seized a sophisticated shipment of Iranian missiles in the Gulf of Oman earlier this year, officials said Thursday, pointing to the interdiction as proof of Tehran’s support for the Houthi militias in Yemen. The British government statement provided some of the strongest findings to date…

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UK warship seizes advanced Iranian missiles bound for Yemen

UK warship seizes advanced Iranian missiles bound for Yemen

The British Royal Navy has seized a sophisticated shipment of Iranian missiles in the Gulf of Oman, pointing to the interdiction as proof of Tehran’s support for Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the embattled country

The Independent UK

US Navy Seizes Drug Shipment from Iranian Fishing Vessel in the Gulf of Oman

US Navy Seizes Drug Shipment from Iranian Fishing Vessel in the Gulf of Oman

A US Navy guided-missile destroyer seized 640 kilograms of methamphetamine worth $39 million from a fishing vessel with Iranian crew members in the Gulf of Oman. The US Navy said that a Coast Guard interdiction team from USS Momsen (DDG 92) discovered the illegal narcotics while patrolling international waters in…

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Royal Navy warship seizes cannabis worth £6.5m in Middle East

Royal Navy warship seizes cannabis worth £6.5m in Middle East

HMS Montrose claimed the haul after stopping a vessel in the Gulf of Oman.

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US Navy Seizes Fishing Vessel Using Iranian Smuggling Route in Gulf of Oman

The US Navy interdicted a fishing vessel carrying 40 tons of explosive material in the Gulf of Oman last week. The vessel was traveling a route popularly used by Iran to smuggle weapons to Houthi militias in Yemen.

The Independent UK

HMS Montrose helps seize £15m of drugs in Gulf of Oman

The operation, which involved the seizure of more than a tonne of drugs including heroin, lasted almost 10 hours.

The Independent UK

US detains smuggling ship, UK seizes drugs in Mideast waters

The U.S. Navy says it seized a boat in the Gulf of Oman carrying fertilizer used to make explosives that was caught last year smuggling weapons to Yemen

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