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The Navy started escortingÂ U.S.-flagged commercial vessels through the Strait of HormuzÂ after the Marshall Islands-flagged Maersk Tigris container ship was intercepted by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy vessels this week.Â Since then, the Tigris has been anchored and detained, in what Iran says is a financial dispute with the carrier. TheÂ Navy, has ships monitoring the Tigris from about 60 nautical miles away since the incident. (AP Photo)

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Navy escorting ships through Strait of Hormuz

Tara Copp · May 1, 2015 4:58 pm

An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter flies by the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut during a replenishment-at-sea evolution in the Arabian Sea on Dec 4, 2012. (U.S. Navy photo)Â

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Defense Department says Iran intercepted another U.S. vessel

Tara Copp · April 28, 2015 8:49 pm

An Iranian navy vessel fires a missile in a drill in the sea of Oman, on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. (AP Photo)

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Iran seizes ship under U.S. protection

Tara Copp · April 28, 2015 4:28 pm

Iran Claims to Have Seized U.S. Ship

Iran Claims to Have Seized U.S. Ship

Daniel Halper · April 28, 2015 1:51 pm

Defense Secretary Ash Carter, center, departs following a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, April 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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U.S. and Iran navigated Yemen ship standoff ‘through diplomatic channels’

Tara Copp · April 25, 2015 6:32 pm

The Iranian ships shifted course and now are about half-way up the coast of Oman. (AP Photo)Â

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Pentagon: Standoff between U.S., Iran warships appears over

Tara Copp · April 24, 2015 4:44 pm

Thornberry: Naval standoff with Iran shouldn’t affect nuclear talks

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Thornberry: Naval standoff with Iran shouldn’t affect nuclear talks

Tara Copp · April 21, 2015 6:15 pm

In Harm’s Way?

Geoffrey Norman · April 21, 2015 3:51 pm

Sailors man the rails as the USS Theodore Roosevelt is manuvered into it's berth at the Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Va. U.S. Navy officials say the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt is steaming toward the waters off Yemen and will join other American ships prepared to intercept any Iranian vessels carrying weapons to the rebels fighting in Yemen. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Pentagon: Reports false of Iran intercept by USS Roosevelt

Tara Copp · April 20, 2015 6:50 pm

Defender of the Warthog

Defender of the Warthog

Geoffrey Norman · March 24, 2015 6:10 pm

The New Naval Strategy: A Mixed Bag

Seth Cropsey · March 23, 2015 6:40 pm

On Saturday, a group calling itself the Islamic State Hacking Division posted the names, addresses, photos and ranks of 100 military personnel from the Air Force, Army and Navy, urging supporters to kill them, according to terrorist monitoring group SITE Intelligence.Â (John Moore/Getty Images)

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Marine Corps head asks for ‘vigilance’ after Islamic State online threat

Kelly Cohen · March 23, 2015 12:11 pm