Watch: Moment Two Warships Collide, Tearing Hole in Side of Minesweeper Protecting Gulf
Two British minesweepers collided while alongside at Bahrain on Thursday, video footage and the Ministry of Defence confirms.
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Economic Warfare: Tanker Boarded by ‘Men in Military Uniform’ in Gulf of Oman
Even more attacks on trade, the lifeblood of the West, this time off the coast of Iran in the Gulf of Oman.
EXCLUSIVE — As Rex Tillerson Leads in Gulf Crisis Talks, Senior U.N. Official Shunned by Saudis, Sources Say
As the U.S. takes the lead role in solving the Gulf crisis, Saudi Arabia is keeping the United Nations at arm’s length, with sources telling Breitbart News that the Saudis told one of the body’s top officials not to travel to the country as he sought to mediate a solution to the conflict.
Iran Seizes Two U.S. Navy Vessels, 10 American Sailors
The Islamic Republic of Iran seized two U.S. Navy vessels while they were navigating the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, detaining the ships and ten American sailors near Iran’s Farsi Island, the Pentagon said.
World Questions Absence of Wealthy Gulf Nations in Migrant Crisis
The ongoing wars in the Levant area of the Middle East, particularly in Syria, have claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands, and many have chosen to flee in desperation. However, none of these migrants from war-torn countries seem to be traveling south to the Gulf, and for good reason.
U.S. to Sell Saudi Arabia Billion-Dollar Lockheed Martin Warships
Saudi Arabia is set to ink an agreement with U.S. government contractor Lockheed Martin for the defense giant to sell two warships to Riyadh.
Report: Iran-Backed Terror Plot Foiled In Bahrain
Bahrain has recalled its ambassador to Iran in protest of a Tehran-backed plot to smuggle arms and large explosives into the archipelago nation, Bahraini authorities said over the weekend.
Yemen: Another Obama Administration Foreign Policy Failure
Many Americans were surprised to see the Obama administration get caught flat-footed again in the volatile Arab World when a Shiite Muslim Houthi rebel group, with ties to Iran’s terrorist state, overthrew Yemen’s government.
