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Muslim Brotherhood aims for Persian Gulf
Decisions of particular concern include not deploying the USS Harry Truman to the Persian Gulf; not refueling the USS Abraham Lincoln, thus making it unavailable in a crisis; the suspension of mission-critical training and equipment maintenance; and withholding the deployment of Marines to strategic regions in the PacificMore quotes »
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Quake kills at least 46 along Iran-Pakistan border
was the second deadly quake to hit Iran in less than a week after a magnitude 6.1 temblor struck near Bushehr, on Iran's Persian Gulf coast, killing at least 37 people and raising calls for greater international safety inspectors at Iran's lone nuclear reactor Read more »
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US fighter crashes in Gulf; crew rescued
-- The U.S. Navy says a fighter jet has crashed into the Persian Gulf near the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, but both crew members were rescued safely by divers.The Navy cited engine failure on the F/A-18F Super Hornet as the reason for Monday's Read more »
Around the web
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Assad: Upcoming Election Will Fortify Iran’s Status
sailors from a damaged commercial boat in waters off southern Hormuzgan province, who would have otherwise drowned in stormy Persian Gulf waters. Control Tower of the Ports and Sailing Officer of the naval patrol boat Esmaeil Malkizadeh told IRNA, “A large 5/20/13 from Iran Daily Read more »
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IRGC Ready To Defend Persian Gulf
Iran’s interests in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, Fars News Agency reported. “Our mighty naval forces in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz is one of the powerful arms of the (Iranian) nation and the Islamic ruling system in confronting from Iran Daily Read more »
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Qatar, the New Player in the Middle East
surprising and ambitious newcomer on the international scene and in the politics of the Middle East is the Persian Gulf Emirate of Qatar, a country that became independent in 1971 when Britain ended its protectorate there. This small country, with a population from American Thinker Read more »
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From Cynical War Correspondent To Cancer Survivor: How A Mantra Saved My Life
during the Soviet occupation, covering Apartheid in South Africa, drug wars in South America, on the front lines of the Persian Gulf War. Somehow I managed to keep going despite a crack in my fifth lumbar vertebra from a fall... during a vacation of all things. from Mind Body Green Read more »
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SOBHANI: Standing steadfast with Bahrain
have to ask themselves is: Why should Washington care about Bahrain? The answer is clear: The stability of the energy-rich Persian Gulf is tied to Bahrain. Fully 67 percent of the world’s proven crude oil reserves are situated in the Persian Gulf, and approximately from Washington Times Read more »
