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DO NOT DELETE VIDEO: Iranian Forces Briefly Seize Tanker in Gulf of Oman

Motor Tanker (M/T) Wila, a merchant vessel in international waters en-route to the UAE port of Khor Fakkan, in the Gulf of Oman, was boarded by armed Iranian personnel who fast roped aboard the ship from an Iranian Sea King helicopter as it hovered above on Aug. 12, 2020. US Navy Photo

An Iranian special forces team boarded and seized a Liberian tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates for about five hours on Wednesday. The action by Iranian forces drew swift condemnation from the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/08/13/video-iranian-forces-briefly-seize-tanker-in-gulf-of-oman-2

Pentagon Leaders Say Trump Tweet on Iranian Attack Boats Was ‘Important Warning’

Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels conducted unsafe and unprofessional actions against U.S. Military ships by crossing the ships’ bows and sterns at close range while operating in international waters of the North Arabian Gulf. The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) is conducting joint interoperability operations in support of maritime security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. US Navy photo.

The Navy’s existing policy for dealing with the...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/22/pentagon-leaders-say-trump-tweet-on-iranian-attack-boats-was-important-warning

VIDEO: Iranian Attack Boats Harass U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Vessels in Persian Gulf

Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) vessels conducted unsafe and unprofessional actions against U.S. Military ships by crossing the ships’ bows and sterns at close range while operating in international waters of the North Arabian Gulf. The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) is conducting joint interoperability operations in support of maritime security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. US Navy photo.

Nearly a dozen Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/15/video-iranian-attack-boats-harass-u-s-navy-coast-guard-vessels-in-persian-gulf

Bataan ARG, 26 MEU Now Operating in the Middle East

USS Bataan (LHD-5) sails in the Atlantic Ocean during Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) on Nov. 1, 2019. US Marine Corps Photo

Amphib USS Bataan (LHD-5) is operating in the Red Sea as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to simmer, USNI News has learned.

The big deck and elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit are steaming in the Red Sea after a transit through the Suez Canal over the weekend following a sprint across the Mediterranean Sea.

A U.S. 5th Fleet spokesman...

https://news.usni.org/2020/01/13/bataan-arg-26-meu-now-operating-in-the-middle-east

U.S. Claims Iranian Missile Fired at Drone in Gulf of Oman Incident

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely aircraft takes off July 17 from Joint Base Balad, Iraq.

American officials say an Air Force MQ-9 Reaper was shot at by an Iranian missile as it overflew two tankers that were attacked in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday.

The unmanned aerial vehicle was monitoring the aftermath of the attacks on M/V Kokuka Courageous and M/V Front Altair when an Iranian surface to air missile was fired at the MQ-9, according to a Sunday statement from U.S. Central Command.

“On June 13, 2019,...

https://news.usni.org/2019/06/16/u-s-claims-iranian-missile-fired-at-drone-in-gulf-of-oman-incident

Two U.S. Warships in Gulf of Oman Supporting Damaged Tanker

Sailors aboard USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) render aid to the crew of the M/V Kokuka Courageous on June 13, 2019 in the Gulf of Oman. US Navy Photo

This post will be updated with additional information as it becomes available.

Two U.S. guided-missile destroyers are aiding a merchant ship that was damaged in an alleged attack by Iranian sectarian forces on Thursday, U.S. 5th Fleet officials told USNI News on Friday.

USS Mason (DDG-87) and USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) are assisting M/V Kokuka Courageous as...

https://news.usni.org/2019/06/14/two-u-s-warships-in-gulf-of-oman-supporting-damaged-tanker

U.S. Navy Not Changing Rules of Engagement with Iran’s IRGC Navy

Undated photo of IRGCN fast attack boat.

CAPITOL HILL — The Navy isn’t anticipating changes in how it deals with the naval branch of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as it operates in the Persian Gulf, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson told USNI News on Wednesday.

Richardson said that, while the Navy was always wary of the IRGC Navy while operating in the Gulf and the greater U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, that the rules of engagement haven’t changed following...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/10/u-s-navy-not-changing-rules-of-engagement-with-irans-irgc-navy

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