The first reports about the potential flotilla came out on November 20, with bombastic predictions of reaching 1,000 small vessels to challenge the Israeli navy by activist Volkan Okclugu.
The new Iranian destroyer joins five similar ships that Iran has put to sea in the last decade
As Washington is on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups while regional tensions soar, a US Navy warship shot down a drone in the Red Sea that emanated from Yemen
A Houthi military spokesperson said they shot down the drone in airspace over Yemeni territorial waters.
The IDF Navy has been fighting Hamas since the early hours of the Hamas invasion on October 7.
Israeli Navy takes down Hamas 'strategic targets' across Strip • IDF: Explosions near al-Quds hospital signify Hamas weaponry present
Cutting-edge Saar 6 vessels were used in the first attack on Gaza.
The comparison of ISIS to Hamas drives home the justification Israel has for using its full power to destroy the terrorist threat.
Iran doesn’t have very many large surface ships capable of performing blue-water naval operations far from base.
Naval forces of China have played a role in the Middle East over the last 13 years as part of the Chinese navy’s role in the Gulf of Aden.
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