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White House reacts to US Navy activities in Persian Gulf

EghtesadOnline: In response to the reports about an event in which a U.S. Navy destroyer fired three warning shots at Iranian patrol boats in the Persian Gulf, White House spokesman said, US destroyer fired shots at Iranian patrol boats to warn them.
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Publish Date: 12/January/2017 | 10:57

U.S. Navy expects 'uncertainty' in Persian Gulf after Iran deal withdrawal

EghtesadOnline: The United States Navy is closely watching Iranian behavior in the Persian Gulf and expects a “period of uncertainty” and increased level of alertness after President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from an international nuclear deal with Iran, the U.S. Navy chief said on Monday.
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Publish Date: 15/May/2018 | 05:25

Navy Presses Mattis to Delay ‘Shock Testing’ Costliest Carrier

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is weighing a Navy request to delay for at least six years the shock testing intended to determine how well its new $12.9 billion aircraft carrier could withstand attack.
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Publish Date: 07/February/2018 | 13:43

U.S. Navy Orders Global Fleet to Pause After Singapore Crash

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Navy directed its worldwide fleet to take stock of operations and pinpoint gaps after the second collision involving an American naval vessel in Asia in recent months left 10 sailors missing.
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Publish Date: 22/August/2017 | 04:36

U.S. Navy Orders Global Fleet to Pause After Singapore Crash

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Navy directed its worldwide fleet to take stock of operations and pinpoint gaps after the second collision involving an American naval vessel in Asia in recent months left 10 sailors missing.
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Publish Date: 22/August/2017 | 04:36

Iran Says U.S. Navy Fires Warning Shots Near Its Vessels

EghtesadOnline: Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard said Saturday a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier fired a warning shot in an "unprofessional" confrontation with Iranian vessels, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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Publish Date: 30/July/2017 | 04:51

U.S. Navy strike group to move toward Korean peninsula: U.S. official

EghtesadOnline: A U.S. Navy strike group will be moving toward the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula as a show of force, a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday, as concerns grow about North Korea's advancing weapons program.
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Publish Date: 09/April/2017 | 05:02