Category: Persian Gulf

Emirati-Flagged Cargo Ship Sinks in Persian Gulf Off Iran

March 17, 2022
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—An Emirati-flagged cargo ship, longer than a soccer field, sank in stormy seas off Iran’s southern coast in the Persian Gulf on Thursday, authorities said. Rescuers were trying to account for all of the vessel’s 30 crew members. Capt. Nizar Qaddoura, operations manager of the company that owns the ship, told The…

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US Deploys First B-52 Bomber Over Persian Gulf Under Biden in Show of Force

January 27, 2021
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The Pentagon on Wednesday successfully conducted a strategic bomber’s patrol mission from Louisiana to the Middle East to showcase U.S. commitment to regional security, military officials said. The crew of the U.S. Air Force B-52H “Stratofortress,” a long-range heavy bomber, departed from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana on Tuesday and reportedly completed a continuous…

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B-52Hs Fly to Middle East in Apparent US Warning to Iran

December 31, 2020
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Two B-52H “Stratofortress” bombers flew a 30-hour round-trip mission from the United States to the Persian Gulf on Wednesday in what appears to be a show of military readiness aimed at Iran. The mission to the Middle East was the second of its kind this month. The long-range warplanes took off from Minot, North Dakota, on…

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