Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States, in what was seen as a gesture to Iran, has kept its aircraft carrier group out of the Gulf. U.S. Navy records showed that the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier group was kept away from the Gulf for most of the last six months. The aircraft […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has heightened security measures for U.S. Navy ships in the Suez Canal. Officials said the Egyptian military and security forces intensified measures to protect U.S. warships in the canal. The officials said the measures were imposed amid threats by Al Qaida-aligned and Muslim Brotherhood fighters around Suez. “The American […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The United States, amid a government shutdown, continues military operations in the Gulf. The U.S. Navy said patrol and other operations in the Gulf would not be affected by the government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1. The Navy said the Fifth Fleet, based in Bahrain, would continue to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia has decided to augment its naval presence in the eastern Mediterranean. The state-owned Russian media said the Russian Navy was sending a spy ship to monitor NATO traffic near Syria. The Interfax news agency said the Priazovye reconnaissance vessel left the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on late Sept. […]