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President Donald Trump walks to the White House after arriving on Marine One, Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Washington. Trump is returning from a trip to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Lack of Skilled Workers Hinder Trump’s Grand Navy Plan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 20, 2017 | World

Washington- US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he wants to build dozens of new warships has raised many question marks on whether such an attempt is feasible in the short-term. Interviews carried out by Reuters with ship-builders, unions and a review of...

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Tehran has sent thousands of fighters to Iraq and Syria. AFP

Iran Lost 2,100 Fighters in Syria, Iraq

by Adil Alsalmi | Mar 8, 2017 | Middle East

London- The last count of the human losses that Iran suffered in Syria and Iraq until today is around 2,100 casualties, according to an Iranian official. Mohammad Ali Shahidi, the head of Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veteran Affairs, said on Tuesday: “There...

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One of the five military vessels from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps that approached a U.S. warship hosting one of America’s top generals on a day trip through the Strait of Hormuz is pictured in this July 11, 2016 handout photo. US Navy/Handout via REUTERS

US Official Says US Navy Ship Changes Course after Iran Vessel Interaction

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 6, 2017 | Middle East

Multiple fast-attack vessels from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps came close to a United States Navy ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, forcing it to change direction, a US official told Reuters on Monday. The official, speaking on the condition of...

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Iranian Navy boats taking part in maneuvers near Strait of Hormuz. (Reuters Photo)

Iranian Army Stages Exercises between Strait of Hormuz and Bab-el-Mandeb

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 27, 2017 | World

London- Iranian Naval Commander Admiral Habiballah Siari has announced that navy maneuvers began in a two million square kilometer area that stretches from the Strait of Hormuz to the north of the Indian Ocean near Bab-el-Mandeb. Siari stated that some segments of the...

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump works the ropeline at Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum following a campaign rally in Denver, Colorado, U.S., July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

Trump Would Back Probe to Look into Yemen Raid that Claimed U.S. Navy SEAL’s Life

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 27, 2017 | Middle East

Washington- The White House said Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump might be supporting a probe into the U.S. January operation in Yemen. The offensive resulted in the death of a number of militants affiliated with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and claimed...