The joint drills took place near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which in the past has seen Iran seize commercial ships.

Warships from Iran, China and Russia kicked off their annual joint exercises in the Gulf of Oman on Monday, in a show of ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — China, Iran and Russia conducted joint naval drills Tuesday in the Middle East, offering a show of force ...

Royal Navy officials are continuing to investigate a crash involving two minehunters - with one of them close to sinking.

“Over the course of two days, the ships’ crews conducted daytime ... 2023 to counter Houthi attacks. The US Navy also has a fleet based in Bahrain. This year’s naval drills come as US ...

vessels heading to Israel and to ships of companies that call Israel,” the firm said. There was no direct threat made against the U.S. Navy, whose Bahrain-based 5th Fleet patrols the Mideast.

The area around the strait in the past has seen Iran seize commercial ships and launch suspected ... Western nations largely led by the U.S. Navy's Bahrain-based 5th Fleet. Observers for the ...

The US maintains its own significant presence in the region via the Fifth Fleet which is based out of nearby Bahrain ... said the joint naval exercises will involve 15 combat ships, support ...