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NEWS ABOUT: Strait of Hormuz

Strait of Hormuz stories: 11 news summaries

(Newser) - Two US vessels—the USS Hartford nuclear submarine and the amphibious USS New Orleans—collided in the waters between Iran and the Arabian peninsula today, the AP reports. Fifteen sailors were slightly injured aboard the Hartford, but all were able to return to duty. The New Orleans crew was unscathed,... More »

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oil spill • submarine • US Navy • Strait of Hormuz

 Iran Tests Missile in Gulf
 in 'Warning' to US 

Nine weapons fired into strategic waterway as alert to 'enemies'

Jul 9, 08 6:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran demonstrated its military might today by firing nine long- and medium-range missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, which 40% of the world's oil passes through. Reports on Iranian television said that one of the weapons fired was the Shahab-3 missile, which has a range of 1,250 miles. The... More »

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • missile • Strait of Hormuz • tests

Ex-Sailor Convicted in Terror Case

Navy signalman told al-Qaeda group about ship movements

Mar 5, 08 5:43 PM CST
(Newser) - A jury in Connecticut convicted a former Navy sailor today of passing along classified information about US ships in the Persian Gulf to terrorists, the AP reports. Prosecutors said Phoenix native Hassan Abu-Jihaad, 32, sent details about naval ship movements to a group affiliated with al-Qaeda in April of 2001.... More »

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terrorism • Persian Gulf • Navy • Strait of Hormuz • al-Qaeda • Hassan Abu-Jihaad • USS Cole • Muslim convert

France Dives Into Gulf With Base

Military base in Emirates represents major shift in strategy

Jan 16, 08 12:37 PM CST
(Newser) - President Nicholas Sarkozy returned to France yesterday with accords that will make his country a major player in the Persian Gulf, the Christian Science Monitor reports. France will soon have a permanent military base on the United Arab Emirates' side of the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil pathway; it... More »

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Persian Gulf • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • United Arab Emirates • Strait of Hormuz

Bush Asks OPEC for More Oil

Warns even rogue Iranian attack would have 'serious consequences'

Jan 15, 08 9:32 AM CST
(Newser) - OPEC should start producing more oil, President Bush told Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah today, or it risks damaging “consuming economies,” like the US. Bush said high oil prices were reducing consumer purchasing power, and said more supply “would be helpful.” He also warned Iran to... More »

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Iraq • Iran • oil • Saudi Arabia • King Abdullah • Nouri al-Maliki • Condoleezza Rice • OPEC • oil supply • Strait of Hormuz • George W. Bush

Heckler May Have Menaced Navy Ships

Voice warned 'You will explode' in standoff with Iranian boats

Jan 14, 08 6:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Threats transmitted during a recent faceoff between US Navy vessels and Iranian boats may have come from a prankster known as the “Filipino Monkey,” the Navy Times reports. Towards the end of last month's faceoff in the Strait of Hormuz, a voice transmitted: “I am coming to... More »

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Iran • radio • threats • US Navy • Strait of Hormuz • Iranian speedboats

Boat Face-Off Reveals Iran Tactics: US

Navy also reveals two December incidents, where shots were fired

Jan 12, 08 5:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Objects tossed from Iranian boats posed no threat to US ships last Sunday, the Navy said yesterday, but did reveal Tehran's warfare tactics. The incident was also one of three between US and Iranian ships over the past month: In the first face-off, Dec. 19, the USS Whidbey Island fired... More »

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Iran • Persian Gulf • Iranian Revolutionary Guard • US Navy • Strait of Hormuz • Iranian speedboats

UPDATED

US Files Formal Protest
to Iran Over Ship Incident

Tehran releases own video, rejects American version of events

Jan 10, 08 4:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The US sent a formal diplomatic complaint to Iran today over what it calls the "provocative" harassment of American ships by Iranian speedboats, the AP reports. Iran, meanwhile, released its own video of the encounter in the Persian Gulf, which it says backs up its contention that the US... More »

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Iran • Tehran • Persian Gulf • US Navy • Strait of Hormuz • Iranian speedboats

Bush: Iran a 'Threat to
World Peace'

President reiterates threat at beginning
of Mideast visit

Jan 9, 08 3:12 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush called Iran a "threat to world peace," and reaffirmed America's support for Israel today in the first visit to that country of his presidency. Bush's tough talk came in response to the harassment of US ships by Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz last weekend.... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Iran • Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Shimon Peres • Salam Fayyad • Strait of Hormuz • George W. Bush

Iran Claims US Navy
Video Was 'Fabricated'

No explanation of how or why

Jan 9, 08 7:34 AM CST
(Newser) - A video of a tense encounter between US Navy ships and Iranian speedboats is a fake, Iran claims. "The footage released by the US Navy was compiled using file pictures and the audio has been fabricated," an unnamed official in the Revolutionary Guards tells the state-run Press TV.... More »

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Iran • US Navy • Strait of Hormuz • Iranian speedboats

UPDATED

Washington Slams Iran Over Ship Threat

Tehran calls incident 'ordinary' after vessels 'harass' US Navy ships

Jan 7, 08 10:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Washington is firing diplomatic volleys at Tehran today after five Iranian ships "harassed" three US Navy ships in international waters yesterday, CNN reports. "Such actions are dangerous and could have quickly escalated into something much worse," the Pentagon press secretary said. "We see it as further... More »

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Iran • Persian Gulf • Revolutionary Guards • Strait of Hormuz

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