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The United States on Saturday released video footage showing its strikes on Iranian naval vessels, as the conflict across the Middle East continued to widen.Shared by US Central Command (CENTCOM) on X, the footage showed missiles being fired from warships in the region, fighter jets taking off from aircraft carrier decks, and precision strikes on…
Video released by Iran’s state media (Video/X) Iranian state media released a footage showing its underground tunnels filled with naval drones, anti-ship missiles and sea mines inside what Tehran has described as a hidden “missile city.”The video also showed a naval drone being fired from a tanker, triggering a large explosion and sending thick plumes…
NEW DELHI: India is considering sending naval ships to escort its vessels through the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing Middle East tensions, according to a report by The New York Times.The report said the move is being examined following requests from Indian shipowners seeking protection for commercial vessels navigating the strategic waterway. Iran’s Huge…
Before and after image of US navy fleet Iran launched retaliatory strikes in fury after the killing of its Supreme Leader.After the longest-serving leader in the Middle East was killed in strikes while in office, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran launched strong retaliatory attacks, targeting key cities including Dubai and Sharjah in the United…
The USS Gerald R Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, left a naval base in Crete on Thursday, as Washington steps up military pressure on Iran amid renewed nuclear talks.The carrier had been docked at the US naval support activity Souda Bay base in Crete since Monday. Its departure coincided with a fresh round of…
File photo of a Russian vessel arriving at the Simon’s Town Naval base ahead of the joint naval exercise in South Africa’s Cape Town NEW DELHI: The Indian government has defended its decision to not participate in the “Brics Naval Exercise”, saying it was purely a South African initiative in which not all Brics members…
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday clarified that it did not participate in a South Africa-initiated multilateral naval exercise involving several BRICS countries, asserting that the drill was not an institutional activity of the grouping.The week-long exercise, held in South African waters, saw participation from the navies of China, Russia, Iran, Egypt, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and…
Taiwan on Saturday detected four sorties of Chinese aircraft, sic naval vessels and an official ship around its territorial waters.In a social media post on, Taiwan’s ministry of national defence said that 1 out of 4 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone.“(U) 4 sorties of PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday undertook a submarine sortie at the Karwar naval base in Karnataka, officials said.Murmu embarked onboard INS Vaghsheer, an indigenous Kalvari-class submarine of the Indian Navy, becoming only the second President of India to do so. Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi accompanied the President, who is…
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is ordering a naval blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering Venezuela, intensifying military pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro following last week’s US seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast and amid an ongoing military buildup in the region.Trump made the announcement on his social media platform,…
