
The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy says during confrontations in the Persian Gulf over the past 18 months, Iranian forces have slapped the Americans six times. Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, speaking at a gathering of Basij students at the former US embassy compound in Tehran Saturday, ...

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin highlighted, Saturday in Bahrain at the annual Manama Dialogue, his country’s “commitment to the Middle East region”. Austin’s remarks appeared aimed at reassuring America’s Gulf Arab allies as the Biden administration tries to revive the nuclear deal. Austin claimed US would prevent Iran from obtaining ...