Tag: #middleeast

CENTCOM launches Task Force Falcon Strike to integrate aerial and maritime one-way attack drones

CENTCOM said it will form Task Force Falcon Strike, a SOCCENT-led multinational unit to operate one-way aerial and maritime attack drones with regional partners.

#centcom, #drones, #military, #middleeast

U.S. Strikes Dozens of IRGC Targets in Iran; Tehran’s State Media Claims Cross‑Border Retaliation

CENTCOM says U.S. struck dozens of IRGC targets in Iran on July 29–30; Iranian state outlets claim retaliatory strikes on U.S. bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain.

#iran, #unitedstates, #military, #middleeast

Human Rights Watch says March strikes on South Pars and Ras Laffan gas sites likely unlawful, may be war crimes

Human Rights Watch says March Israeli and Iranian strikes on Iran’s South Pars and Qatar’s Ras Laffan likely violated laws of war and may be war crimes.

#humanrights, #internationallaw, #energy, #middleeast

Trump Says U.S. Navy Will 'Blockade' Ships in Strait of Hormuz, Raising Risk of Wider Confrontation

President Trump’s Truth Social post saying the U.S. will "blockade" ships in the Strait of Hormuz deepens uncertainty after talks with Iran collapsed.

#iran, #straitofhormuz, #navy, #trump, #middleeast

Fire at SABIC's Jubail Complex After Missile and Drone Strikes

Fire at SABIC's Jubail complex after overnight missile and drone strikes on Saudi Arabia's Eastern Region raises supply, safety and legal concerns.

#saudiarabia, #petrochemicals, #sabic, #middleeast