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Britain, US and France send warships through Strait of Hormuz

Britain, US and France send warships through Strait of Hormuz

Britain, America and France delivered a pointed signal to Iran, sending six warships led by a 100,000 ton US aircraft carrier through the highly sensitive waters of the Strait of Hormuz. This deployment defied Iranian threats to close the waterway. Tankers carrying 17 million barrels of oil pass through this waterway every day, accounting for [...]

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Iran: New Cruise Missile Can ‘Sink Giant Warships’

Iran: New Cruise Missile Can ‘Sink Giant Warships’

Iran has begun to mass manufacture a domestically developed cruise missile that reportedly could be used to strike Israel and potentially counter U.S. naval presence in the Persian Gulf. The missile, called Ghader, which means capable in Farsi, has a 124-mile range and can “sink giant warships,” Gen. Ahmad Vahidi, the Iranian defense minister, said [...]

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