Gulf of Oman

Iran says it fired warning missiles, drones at US warships in Gulf of Oman

The exchange comes amid heightened tensions over maritime security around Iran.

Guided-missile destroyer USS Mason sails in the US CENTCOM area of responsibility in an undated picture, published April 29, 2026.
An Iranian flag flutters in the wind as ships remain anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on May 16. Negotiations between the US and Iran over opening this critical waterway have largely stalled.

US declares new sanctions on Iran, PGSA condemns US leadership

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) in support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026.

'A very strange event': Iran’s Hormuz mine threat may have begun as a bluff, former Navy chief says

 A drone view shows the Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I, an oil tanker that sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, arriving in Iraq's territorial waters off Basra, Iraq, April 17, 2026.

Iran is consolidating control of Hormuz with checkpoints, diplomatic deals, and fees


Iran's military holds annual drills near mouth of Gulf

The exercise covers an area from the eastern parts of the Strait of Hormuz to the northern parts of the Indian Ocean and parts of the Red Sea.

Iran holds military drills as tensions rise with US

IRGC says it thwarted US attempt to confiscate oil in the Gulf of Oman

The IRGC claimed that it managed to capture a tanker carrying confiscated Iranian oil from US forces.

A boat of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) sails, at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019.

Gantz: Iran is 10 weeks from breakout to a nuclear weapon

"Israel had warned the US that Iran would use a break in JCPOA talks to advance its nuclear program."

The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021.

Iran blamed as two killed in strike on Israeli-managed ship

Romanian, Brit dead * Lapid to UK FM: There’s ‘need to respond severely to attack’

An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman

Iran trying to draw retaliation red line at sea against Israel - analysis

One of the drones was directly aimed at the tanker's bridge, to kill people, defense and security analyst Farzin Nadimi has stated.

An oil tanker is seen after it was attacked at the Gulf of Oman

Understanding the increase in attacks on ships in the Middle East

Naval tensions have increased dramatically since a series of incidents in 2019.

Damage is seen on Iranian-owned Sabiti oil tanker sailing in the Red Sea, October 13, 2019

What's behind France's interest in navy ties from Mediterranean to Asia?

Naval exercises that may unite France, the UAE, the US, Japan and Australia could provide a major message of strategic partnering.

Greek and French vessels sail in formation during a joint military exercise in Mediterranean sea, in this undated handout image obtained by Reuters on August 13, 2020

Israeli ship hit by internal blast, not Iranian attack - Hezbollah media

Footage of the ship published by Al-Mayadeen was allegedly recorded by an Iranian drone.

An Israeli-owned ship hit by an explosion in the strategic Gulf of Oman waterway is seen after arrival at a port in Dubai, UAE

Iran says it was not behind blast on Israeli-owned ship

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Iran on Monday for a blast aboard the MV Helios Ray, a vehicle-carrier ship.

Military personnel place a flag on a submarine during the Velayat-90 war games by the Iranian navy in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran suspected in attack on Israeli ship, UAE to assess the damage

The ship is being sailed to Dubai and should arrive there on Monday for the UAE to assess the damage.

A man walks along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea as a cargo vessel that arrived at Israel's Ashdod port and was swept away when a storm began is seen nearby, close to Ashdod's port in southern Israel December 26, 2019