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A naval mine cast by Houthi militants off Yemen coastline, SPA

Houthi-Cast Naval Mines Threaten International Navigation near Midi, Yemen

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | May 9, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah – Sweeping regional waters, Arab Coalition Forces command said Saudi royal navy joint forces detecting a number of maritime mines on Yemeni coasts near the Red Sea port of Midi. The port holds great military and strategic significance– it is...

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A landing signalman directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk to land on flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard in South China Sea

China Snatches American Naval Drone Raising International Concerns

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 16, 2016 | World

A Chinese Navy warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by an American oceanographic vessel in international waters in the South China Sea, triggering a formal diplomatic protest from the United States and a demand for its return, a U.S. defense official told...

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Opinion: Iran’s Project – Becoming a Big Naval Police Force

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Nov 29, 2016 | Opinion

After having fought multiple wars in Iraq and Syria directly, and ones in Yemen and Lebanon indirectly, it seems that the Iranian leadership has discovered the magic of military influence and its importance in imposing its foreign policy, both regionally and...

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Iranian Navy boats take part in maneuvers during the “Velayat-90” navy exercises in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran on January 3, 2012. The United Arab Emirates opened an oil pipeline on July 15, 2012 to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, in light of Iran threatening to block the passage. (EBRAHIM NOROOZI/AFP/Getty Images)

Iran Responds to US, Allies Planned Naval Drills

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 4, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—As the US and its allies prepare to hold military exercises in the Gulf, an Iranian commander announced on Thursday that the Islamic Republic’s naval fleet will be boosted in the near future with a domestically-manufactured destroyer and a...