Saudi Arabia's refusal to allow the United States to use its bases and airspace to provide military escorts for oil tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz led to Donald Trump's decision to shelve the "Project Freedom" plan for military escorts of ships through the Strait of Hormuz. This happened just…

US President Donald Trump ordered the US Navy to destroy Iranian boats if they obstruct American ships, Novaya Gazeta writes. The politician wrote about this on his Twitter. The American leader made similar statements shortly after the US military told...

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Egypt and Yemen have announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Qatar, accusing this state of supporting terrorism. Doha called this decision unreasonable, RFI reports. The countries of the Persian Gulf explained the break in diplomatic relations with Qatar by the fact that this country ...

A Boeing F / A-18F Super Hornet fighter of the US Navy crashed shortly after taking off from the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, the press service of the Navy reported. It is reported that two members of the plane's crew ejected safely and were rescued, they were not seriously injured. ...