Behind the US-Iran Gulf Confrontation
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Analysis: Why did Iranian boats threaten three US ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz? To remind the world that Iran still has a hand on the world's oil spigot
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Iranian boats aggressively approached three U.S. Naval ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a main shipping route for Gulf oil, at the weekend and threatened that the ships would explode, U.S. officials said on Monday.
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Iran's military accuses Pentagon of 'fabricating' video footage showing Iranian boats clashing with US warships in the Gulf
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Iranian boats were involved in two previously undisclosed incidents in the Strait of Hormuz, a US official says.
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Iranian state TV today aired a video showing its military's own version of a contested standoff with US naval ships in the Persian Gulf at the weekend.
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The United States sent a formal protest to Iran on Thursday over an incident in which Iranian speedboats aggressively approached U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department said.
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As tensions with Iran rise, many Persian Gulf countries have come to see themselves as the likely first targets of an Iranian attack.
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American Naval forces were involved in two high-profile, but apparently unrelated, incidents in the Persian Gulf region since Sunday:
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US contingency plans for possible air strikes on Iran include most of its military infrastructure, the BBC learns.
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Recent clashes between Iranian and U.S. Navy forces in the Persian Gulf reflect Iran's shifted military strategy to use its Revolutionary Guard's fast boats more aggressively in the region, the top U.S. military officer said Friday.
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Text of report by Iranian Baztab website on 26 June  Tehran, 26 June: Three vessels from the United Arab Emirates, which had illegally entered Persian Gulf waters, were intercepted by the Islamic Republic Naval Guards some 17 miles away from Abu Musa Island, near Lengeh port.
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Five Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats harassed and provoked three U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route off the Iranian coast, over the weekend, CNN reported on Monday.
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CAIRO, Egypt -- Iran aired video Thursday of its boats and U.S. naval ships in the Persian Gulf in an apparent attempt to show that there was no confrontation between the vessels.
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THE US said today that Iran&#39;s missile program is a serious threat to the Middle East and US interests which is compounded significantly by its alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons.
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Tehran and Washington are headed for confrontation as the UN meets to discuss Iran&#39;s nuclear program: The US wants to take the issue to the Security Council while Europe lobbies for more diplomacy.
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The diplomatic showdown over Iran&#39;s alleged nuclear ambitions could escalate into a confrontation that changes the political dynamic of
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Analysis: Despite the U.S. hard line, Tehran's diplomatic strategy is based on the world's desire for an alternative to confrontation