US warship, Japanese oil tanker collide in Gulf
August 12th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A guided missile destroyer of the US Navy collided with a Japanese oil tanker Sunday in the Persian Gulf, with no injuries reported on either ... Read more...
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Iran to shut Hormuz Strait if threatened: Officials
July 7th, 2012 - 8:58 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 7 (IANS) The strategic Strait of Hormuz may be closed if Iran's security is threatened, top Iranian officials have said."We do have the plan to close the Strait ... Read more...
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Iran seeks regional cooperation for Persian Gulf’s security
April 30th, 2012 - 6:23 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, April 30 (IANS) Iran has called for regional security cooperation to maintain the security of the Persian Gulf, ISNA news agency reported.Speaking during a ceremony held Sunday to mark ... Read more...
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Iran denies launching missile in Persian Gulf
January 1st, 2012 - 8:33 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A high-ranking Iranian Navy official has denied the country test-launched a wide-range missile during ongoing sea exercises in the Persian Gulf, saying that the launch ... Read more...
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U.S. sailor goes missing in the Gulf of Oman
January 19th, 2011 - 1:04 am ICT by BNO News
GULF OF OMAN (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. and British units are searching for a U.S. sailor from the USS Halsey who went missing in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday, the U.S. ... Read more...
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Mitsubishi plans oil storage plant in UAE
December 26th, 2010 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Fujairah, Dec 26 (IANS/WAM) Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation has plans to set up a petrochemical and oil storage facility in the United Arab Emirates.Mitsubishi's head of Strategy and International Cooperation in the Middle ... Read more...
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US to provide Pak two advanced P-3C Orion naval surveillance aircrafts
April 30th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.30 (ANI): The United States would be providing two upgraded P-3C Orion surveillance aircrafts to Pakistan to boost its maritime security capabilities.Pakistan is due to get seven of these reconnaissance aircrafts, ... Read more...
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Iranian Fokker F27 Aircraft Approached US Naval Carrier Ship
April 29th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Apr 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a recent development, a prominent US naval ship was approached by a turboprop reconnaissance plane owned by Iranian Navy and the aircraft came very close ... Read more...
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Two US Navy vessels collide in Strait of Hormuz (Lead)
March 20th, 2009 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, March 20 (Xinhua) A US Navy submarine and a US amphibious vessel Friday collided in the Strait of Hormuz, injuring 15 sailors, officials said.
The collision between the USS Hartford and the ... Read more...
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Two US Navy ships collide in Strait of Hormuz
March 20th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, March 20 (Xinhua) Two US Navy vessels Friday collided in the Strait of Hormuz, officials said.
The collision occurred between a US Navy submarine and a US amphibious vessel in the Strait ... Read more...
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US to give anti-submarine frigate to Pakistan
October 19th, 2008 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 19 (ANI): President George W Bush has approved provision of a US anti-submarine frigate to Pakistan, which will be refurbished with latest systems and delivered in August 2010.Pakistani ... Read more...
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Iran’s elite guards to defend Gulf
September 16th, 2008 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Sep 16 (IANS) Iran has assigned the defence of the oil-rich Persian Gulf region to its pro-cleric elite Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), a top adviser of Supreme Leader Ayatollah ... Read more...
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