US strikes Iran’s south

Adam Clements, a former US diplomat and Pentagon official, has told Al Jazeera that he is not “necessarily surprised” by the US acknowledging that its military had struck southern Iran earlier.

Iran Ready to Close Hormuz Strait, If Needed

Iran is ready to close the Strait of Hormuz, if necessary, as soon as possible, Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy Rear Adm. Alireza Tangsiri said on Tuesday.

Iran Militarily Capable of Closing Hormuz Strait: IRGC Navy Chief

Iran has the military capabilities to close the Strait of Hormuz if it wished to do so, but won’t do that for now since the potential of its missiles, drones and vessels exceeds such a tactic, the commander of the IRGC Navy said.

IRAN: IRGC to Unveil New Missile, Drone Cities

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force will unveil new underground facilities accommodating modern missiles and drones during large-scale war games, the IRGC spokesperson said.

Iran Refutes Story on Presence of Foreign Ships as It Responded to Distress Call

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy rejected media stories on the presence of extra-regional naval vessels near the Strait of Hormuz when the Iranian forces responded to a distress call from a Marshall Islands-flagged ship.

Iran’s IRGC Navy detains foreign oil tanker

 Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) confirmed the detention of a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, the Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday, without elaborating.

Iran’s IRGC seizes Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in Gulf of Oman: US Navy

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday, the US Navy said, in the latest such incident in the commercially vital seaway.

Iran says its navy forced US submarine to surface in Gulf waters

An Iranian official says Iran’s navy obliged a US submarine to surface as it entered the Gulf “violating its border” in the latest report of an apparent confrontation between Iranian and US forces in the region.

Mord an Irans Kernphysiker: Deutschland befürchtet Eskalation in Golfregion - Sputnik Deutschland

Berlin befürchtet eine neue Eskalation in der Golfregion nach der Ermordung des Atomphysikers Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi im Iran, teilte der Pressedienst des Auswärtiges Amts mit.

Iran May Block Oil Transit Via Strait of Hormuz if US Levies Sanctions

The US has withdrawn from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and is now threatening to impose new sanctions on the country in an effort to economically strangle Iran by choking off its oil exports to global markets.

US, France, Britain to hold joint-naval drill off Iranian coast: report

American, French, and British navies are planning to hold a large-scale joint military exercise off the coast of Iran next week simulating a conflict with Tehran, the Middle East Eye website reported Friday.

US Navy Fires Warning Shots at Iranian Boats Near Persian Gulf

A U.S. Navy ship fired three warnings shots at Iranian boats near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, a U.S. defense official told VOA.

Iran calls U.S. military behavior in Gulf 'unprofessional'

The U.S. military presence in the Gulf poses the main risk of conflict in the region, an Iranian military official said on Tuesday after Washington said an Iranian vessel had pointed its weapon at a U.S. helicopter in the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian vessel points weapon at US helicopter

A small Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard vessel pointed its weapon at a US military helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, two US defense officials told Reuters on Monday, an action they described as “unsafe and unprofessional.”

U.S. Defense: Iran threatened to shoot down 2 Navy aircraft

Iran threatened to shoot down two U.S. Navy surveillance planes that flew close to Iranian territory in the Persian Gulf last weekend, a U.S. defense official said.

Fuerzas iraníes obligan a un buque militar estadounidense a modificar su rumbo en el golfo Pérsico

Una embarcación de la Guardia Revolucionaria Islámica (IRGC) de Irán ha interceptado un buque estadounidense a menos de 100 metros de distancia en el golfo Pérsico, informa Reuters, tomando como fuente a un oficial anónimo del Departamento del Estado de EE.UU.

Tehran warns US to stay out of Iranian waters in Gulf

Tehran has warned Washington against deploying warships in Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf, after a close encounter earlier in the week between Iranian and US naval ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian navy test fires rockets near U.S. carrier

The Iranian navy test fired several rockets near three Western warships including the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier last week, a U.S. military official said on Tuesday.

US calls off protection mission for US-flagged vessels in Gulf

The US Navy has halted a mission to accompany American-flagged vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon said Wednesday, in a sign of reduced tensions in the strategic waterway.

US Navy escorts US-flagged ships through Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran

US Navy ships have begun escorting US-flagged commercial vessels traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, according to a statement of US Defense Department on Friday.