US troops honored for seizing 2M pounds of explosives in Middle East
The troops seized, searched and then piloted the vessel on a 17-hour, 530 nautical mile trip.
By Todd South
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Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
Iran’s navy has seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that once was at the center of a major crisis between Tehran and Washington.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Troops in Iraq see spike in ‘indirect fire’ attacks — Iran gets blamed
Katyusha rockets have landed near a number of installations housing American forces in Iraq as tensions with Iran come to a boil.
By Shawn Snow
Pentagon issues map depicting US drone shot over international waters
The Pentagon provided reporters a map indicating that the U.S. drone shot down by Iran was over international waters, challenging Iran’s allegations that the drone was flying over Iran.
By Diana Stancy
Iran Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone amid tensions
The Iran Revolutionary Guard said it shot down the drone over Iranian airspace, while two U.S. officials told The Associated Press that the downing happened over international airspace in the Strait of Hormuz. The different accounts could not be immediately reconciled.
By Nassir Karimi and Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
US envoy on Iran says Trump wants diplomacy, not war
President Donald Trump’s Iran policy is ultimately aimed at bringing Tehran to the negotiating table, the U.S. special envoy for Iran testified Wednesday as lawmakers demanded clarity about the administration’s strategy in the Middle East.
US releases photos to bolster claim Iran attacked tankers as 1,000 additional troops to be sent to Middle East
In an effort to bolster its public case against Iran, the Pentagon on Monday released new photos that officials said show that members of Tehran’s Revolutionary Guard were responsible for attacks last week on two oil tankers near the Persian Gulf.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Pompeo tries rallying foreign leaders in alleged oil attacks
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is reaching out to wary foreign leaders to frame alleged Iranian attacks in a Middle East oil shipping route as a problem for the world at large, especially for Asian countries vitally dependent on that oil.
CENTCOM: MQ-9 Reaper shot down over Yemen last week
An unmanned U.S. observation aircraft was shot down over Yemen on June 6, according to a statement by U.S. Central Command.
By Military Times staff
US says Iran took mine off tanker; Iran denies involvement
The U.S. military on Friday released a video it said shows Iran’s Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from one of the oil tankers targeted near the Strait of Hormuz.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Iranian foreign minister calls attacks on tankers ‘suspicious’
Two tankers in the Gulf of Oman near the strategic Strait of Hormuz were reportedly attacked on Thursday, an assault that left one ablaze and adrift as sailors were evacuated from both vessels and the U.S. Navy rushed to assist amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.
US aircraft carrier deployed over Iran remains outside Gulf
The Abraham Lincoln on Monday was in the Arabian Sea some 200 miles off the coast of Oman.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press