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Three Iranian boats attempted to stop a British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, but broke off the action after the HMS Montrose maneuvered among them. The British frigate had guns at [...]

An Iranian oil tanker was seized by the British Royal Marines and Gibraltar authorities on Thursday as it was allegedly taking oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, according to Reuters. Oil [...]

Will Iran malfunction even more now that they dodged a bullet with air strikes being called off for humanitarian reasons? Likely. The US conducted a retaliatory cyber attack on the Iranian regime [...]

Wednesday was a long day for American interests in the Middle East, but it culminated in a Navy drone being shot down by an Iranian missile. That didn’t go over well. The Navy said a U.S. [...]

The Pentagon sends 1,000 more troops to the Middle East after the attacks on tankers last week, and several rockets launched at areas where US troops are housed. They’ve released photos to [...]

Distress calls from two commercial tankers in the Gulf of Oman prompted the US Navy’s 5th Fleet to assist. Although some news media stated that it could have been a torpedo, some experts [...]

International Quds Day is the last Friday in Ramadan, and has been held since 1979, during the Iranian Revolution. It is expressly to show support for “Palestinians.” This year it is [...]

After an Iranian rocket fired from the eastern side of Baghdad landed less than a mile from the US Embassy in the Green Zone on Sunday evening, President Trump issued a stern warning. If Iran [...]

Reuters reported that ExxonMobil evacuated its foreign employees from the West Qurna 1 oil field in Iraq. They were evacuated to Dubai, and some will be “running the oil field [...]

Iran tensions appear to be escalating. Washington ordered all non-emergency staff out of Iraq on Wednesday, in what they called a move over “safety concerns.” The removal of staff [...]