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Aug- 2019 -22 AugustTechnology
Iran officially unveils Bavar-373 air defense system
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani inducted the Bavar-373 air defense system at an official unveiling ceremony in Tehran
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21 AugustMiddle East
Houthi rebels down US Reaper drone over Yemen
An American drone was shot down over Houthi rebel territory in Yemen, US officials said. The Houthis claimed credit
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5 AugustMiddle East
UK joins US in new Persian Gulf maritime security mission
The UK said it would join the US in a "maritime security mission" to protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran
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Jul- 2019 -31 JulyMiddle East
Bahrain hosts first Gulf maritime security conference
Bahrain hosted a conference on Gulf maritime security after multiple attacks on shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz
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31 JulyMiddle East
Germany ‘reluctant’ to join US-led Persian Gulf maritime surveillance mission
Germany said it is "reluctant" to join a US maritime surveillance mission in the Persian Gulf but would consider taking part in a European mission
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29 JulyMiddle East
Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan arrives in Persian Gulf to escort UK tankers
The Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan dispatched to the Gulf to escort UK-flagged ships amid heightened tensions with Iran arrived in the region
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22 JulyMiddle East
UK seeks to form Europe-led Gulf maritime protection force
The UK is prepared to form a Europe-led maritime protection force in the Gulf, foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said as tensions increase with Iran
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19 JulyMiddle East
Iran seizes UK-flagged Stena Impero tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's IRGC said it impounded a British-flagged oil tanker the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz
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18 JulyMiddle East
USS Boxer downs Iranian drone near Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon says
The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer brought down an Iranian drone near the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon and President Donald Trump said
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18 JulyMiddle East
Iran’s IRGC seizes foreign tanker accused of smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf
Iran's IRGC has seized a tanker carrying fuel that the Islamic Republic claims was being smuggled through the Persian Gulf
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