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'


A look at who's playing whom in the Gulf – and for what

Experts weigh in on the recent escalation of violence against shipping and other targets in the region

A Nour missile is test fired off Iran's first domestically made destroyer, Jamaran, on the southern shores of Iran in the Persian Gulf March 9, 2010

Saudis, UK agree that Iran behind attacks, Iran denies involvement

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Thursday the attack on two oil tankers on June 13 was one in a list of Iranian and Iranian-backed attacks over the last month.

An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman, June 13, 2019

Handshakes, Jerusalem and Iran: The politics of the Saudi summits

Leaders and representatives of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states pose for a group photo during an extraordinary meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, December 13, 2017

Mystery deepens in 'sabotage' of oil tankers in Persian Gulf

Conflicting reports and current tensions in the Gulf obscure knowledge of the incident.

THE NIMITZ-CLASS aircraft carriers USS Abraham Lincoln and USS John C. Stennis plod their way through the Persian Gulf in 2012. ‘Obama’s aversion to launching a preemptive attack on Iran’s nuclear sites is the result of America’s bitter experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq and Obama’s herculean effor

Iran commander calls U.S. military in Gulf a target not a threat - report

The US military has sent forces, including an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers, to the Middle East to counter what US officials have said are “clear indications” of threats from Iran to its forces.

Iranians burn a U.S. flag during a protest against President Donald Trump's decision to walk out of a 2015 nuclear deal, in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2018.

Iran likely to move ballistic missiles through Persian Gulf - report

The US has seen "indications that Iranian and Iranian proxy forces were making preparations to possibly attack US forces in the region."

Missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran

The rabbi in the Gulf

Marc Schneier builds bridges between Jews and Muslims.

Rabbi Schneier (sixth from left) and his delegation meet with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev in early March

Israel and the Gulf nations will establish diplomatic relations in 2019

This is our greatest opportunity to end the 100-year-old Israeli-Arab conflict.

Rabbi Schneier with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain

Ex-IDF deputy chief: Beware of Gulf states, their values are different than ours

Yair Golan says Israel should solidify control of Golan Heights, deal more closely with Kurds.

Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu and Sultan Sayyid Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman.

Report: Israel sold $250m. of sophisticated spy systems to Saudi Arabia

These are the most sophisticated systems Israel has ever sold to any Arab country.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman