Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — The U.S. Navy continues to deliver patrol boats to Iraq. On Feb. 17, the U.S. Navy delivered two 35-meter patrol boats to the Umm Qaser base of the Iraq Navy. Officials said marked the 10th and 11th vessels as part of a deal to export 12 boats to the Iraq […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — A U.S. Navy vessel has again collided with an apparent civilian boat in the Gulf. Officials said a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine struck a vessel around the Strait of Hormuz. They said the submarine, identified as the USS Jacksonville, did not sustain major damage in the incident on Jan. 10. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — In the first such claim, Iran said it was imposing a blockade on unauthorized ships in the Strait of Hormuz. A senior commander for Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said all ships, including those from the U.S. Navy, must undergo inspection before proceeding through the strait. “The alien vessels which […]