Persian Gulf

IRGC navy chief: ‘Ready to close Strait of Hormuz’ as Iran expands Gulf drills

Iranian Admiral Tangsiri says decision rests with Tehran’s leadership, highlights 24-hour intelligence control over strategic waterway

An Iranian military ship takes part in an annual drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman and near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran, in this picture obtained on December 31, 2022
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

Khamenei's threat: Iran can hit US Navy so hard it 'cannot get up again'

Graphic of an IDF emblem and an Iranian flag.

IDF's Farsi-language account urges Iranian dissidents for contact

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy's speedboats move during an exercise in Abu Musa Island, in this picture obtained on August 2, 2023

Iran's IRGC seizes two vessels in Persian Gulf, official threatens US with 'massacre and hell'


First-ever kosher supermarket in Gulf opens in Dubai

The store is a seven-minute drive from the Burj Khalifa, the tallest skyscraper in the world.

Rabbi to the United Arab Emirates Levi Duchman at the country's very first kosher Jewish supermarket, RIMON

Lavrov: Western reports could spark 'dangerous escalation' in Persian Gulf

US media reported that Saudi Arabia recently warned the US of an imminent attack being planned by Iran.

IRGC siezes ship near Bu Musa Island, Iran

Foreign oil tanker seized by IRGC in Persian Gulf

The nationality of the owners of the seized tanker was not mentioned in the report.

Oil tanker seized by the IRGC, October 31, 2022

The US 'will see Iran's offensive might' in the Persian Gulf - IRGC navy chief

IRGC senior navy chief: "America and the adversary countries in the Persian Gulf do not have the power and courage to stop the vessels of the Islamic Republic of Iran."

A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Persian Gulf, Iran, July 25, 2005

Why do the UAE, Iran both claim control over 3 Strait of Hormuz islands? - explainer

The islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb are highly valued for their key strategic location in the Strait of Hormuz.

THE STRAIT of Hormuz between Iran and Oman is a major artery for oil circulation, targeted by Iran in the event of war.

Iranian warships buzz past US ships in ‘near-miss’

Monday’s encounter was the latest in a string of incidents between the US and Iranian navy in international waters on the Persian Gulf.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) operating in an unsafe and unprofessional manner in close proximity to patrol coastal ship USS Sirocco (PC 6) and expeditionary fast transport USNS Choctaw County (T-EPF 2) in the Strait of Hormuz, June 20.

Scientists find sarin gas, genes behind Gulf War illness

Veterans exposed to sarin nerve gas were more likely to develop GWI and this risk was affected by a gene known as PON1.

US Marines roll into Kuwait International Airport in light armored vehicles after the retreat of Iraqi forces from Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. At right is a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter.

Iran’s IRGC head warns Israel against role in Persian Gulf

He then slammed Israel, which he referred to as “Zionists.”

 Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami smiles during a joint exercise called the 'Great Prophet 17' in the southwest of Iran

Fire on Iran navy ship at mouth of Gulf, crew evacuated -report

Firefighting operations continued on board the ship which was near the Iranian port of Jask situated on the Gulf of Oman, the statement said, adding that the vessel was on a training mission.

Iran ship 298

IRGC boats harassed US Coast Guard in Persian Gulf - report

Three boats swarmed a US vessel in the Persian Gulf just a day after an announcement about talks to return to the 2015 JCPOA nuclear deal.

A boat of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) sails, at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019.