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Washington, March 20 – President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran's navy was now "at the bottom of the sea" as he opened a White House event honoring the Navy midshipmen with an extended defense of US military action against Tehran.Speaking at the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy presentation...

Washington, March 13 – The United States is “fully prepared” to deploy naval escorts for commercial vessels through the strategically important Strait of Hormuz as tensions in the Middle East escalate, with major implications for the flow of global energy supplies.“President Trump is fully...

New Delhi, March 6 Top government sources on Friday described claims that the Indian Navy provided intelligence to the US about an Iranian frigate that was sunk by a US military submarine two days ago as "baseless and preposterous".There is no question of providing any input to the US on this...

Hyderabad, March 6 – AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday demanded that the Indian government issue a clear statement and condemn the US Navy sinking an Iranian warship close to Indian waters.The Hyderabad MP wanted the government to clarify whether the Trump administration informed it...

New Delhi, March 5 The Iranian warship, which sank in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka after a US submarine attack, was not carrying any weapons, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday, describing America's targeting of the vessel as against international law.The Iranian...

March 5, New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs (India) strongly rejected on Wednesday claims circulating online that Indian ports are being used by the United States Navy to launch attacks against Iran.The government's denial came through a post from the MEA's official FactCheck handle...

New Delhi, March 5 A day after a US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka, the Congress said on Thursday that it is shocking that there has been no response from the Modi government and claimed that the Indian government has never...

Washington, March 5 More than 108,000 US soldiers are deployed or forward positioned across 160 countries, senior American military leaders told lawmakers, underscoring the global scale of US military operations even as Washington fights an ongoing conflict with Iran and confronts rising...

Wednesday, March 5 The United States may deploy naval escorts for oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary, the White House has said, as the conflict with Iran raises concerns about global energy supplies and shipping security in one of the world’s most critical maritime...

New Delhi/Colombo, March 4 In a significant escalation of the West Asia crisis, a US submarine torpedoed and sank an Iranian warship in international waters off the coast of Sri Lanka on Wednesday, while it was returning after participating in the Milan naval exercise, a multilateral wargame...

Washington, March 4 Senior US military leaders on Wednesday said that American and allied forces have significantly degraded Iran's military capabilities in the first four days of the ongoing conflict, with Iranian missile launches decreasing significantly and US forces expanding strikes deeper...

Washington, March 3. China is investing aggressively to narrow America's long-held advantage underwater, two senior US naval leaders told lawmakers.They spoke at a hearing of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission titled “Part of Your World: US-China Competition Under the Sea.”...

Washington, March 2 – The United States disclosed the scale of Operation Epic Fury on Monday, describing a coordinated air, naval, cyber, and space campaign that struck more than 1,000 targets across Iran within the first 24 hours and involved thousands of personnel, carrier strike groups, and...

Washington, March 1 – President Donald Trump said that US forces have destroyed and sunk nine Iranian naval ships and struck key military facilities, escalating what appears to be a widening confrontation with Tehran.“I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval...

February 24, New Delhi — The world's largest aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford, has arrived at the U.S. naval base at Souda Bay in Greece's Crete as part of a broader American military build-up in West Asia.The deployment comes amid renewed tensions with Iran, with U.S. President...

February 23, New Delhi – Greenland said "no thanks" to U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to send a hospital ship to the Arctic island after he repeatedly threatened to seize the island.Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a Facebook post on Sunday that Trump's proposal to send the...

Beijing, February 18 China has significantly increased its production of nuclear-powered submarines over the past five years to the point where it is launching submarines faster than the US, threatening to negate a sea-power advantage that has long belonged to Washington, according to a report...

February 18, New Delhi – From distant shores to India’s eastern coast, naval forces from around the world converged in Visakhapatnam today for Maritime Convergence 2026.President Droupadi Murmu participated in the International Fleet Review 2026. As the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces...

Washington, February 15 – The Pentagon said on Sunday that US forces intercepted and boarded another oil tanker linked to Venezuela in the Indian Ocean overnight.The vessel, named Veronica III, was tracked by US authorities from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean before being stopped and...