U.S. missile cruiser forced from Strait of Hormuz after warning from Iran destroyers

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U.S. missile cruiser forced from Strait of Hormuz after warning from Iran destroyers

Special to WorldTribune.com A warning from Iranian warships forced a U.S. Navy missile cruiser to leave waters near the Strait of Hormuz on Jan. 27. The USS Monterey received the warning from several Iranian destroyers to keep away from the area near the Strait of Hormuz where the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) were conducting […]

As Obama pledges ‘ironclad commitment’ to Gulf nations, Iran fires at another ship

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As Obama pledges ‘ironclad commitment’ to Gulf nations, Iran fires at another ship

Special to WorldTribune.com On the same day President Barack Obama promised Persian Gulf States leaders the U.S. would protect their security, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy again fired at a commercial ship. In a May 14 summit at Camp David in which only two Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) heads of state attended, Obama sought to […]