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IRGC naval forces in Strait of Hormuz during Iran-US conflict

US Technologies Cannot Evade Iranian Monitoring Systems in Strait of Hormuz – IRGC

Iran's IRGC put a captured US Anduril Dive-LD underwater drone on public display and warned that no American technology can evade Iranian monitoring in the Strait of Hormuz. Spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said

September 8, 2026

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to attend BRICS summit in New Delhi India

Iranian President to Take Part in BRICS Summit in India – Foreign Ministry

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the BRICS leaders' summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed Tuesday. The summit comes amid active military exchanges in the Strait of Hormuz, with analysts calling New Delhi

September 8, 2026

by Arab Desk

Strait of Hormuz Iran US military drone incident September 2026

Iran Claims It Shot Down US MQ-1 Drone Over Strait of Hormuz

Iran's air defenses claimed to have downed a US MQ-1 drone above the Strait of Hormuz

Iran IRGC naval operations in the Strait of Hormuz after seizing US underwater drone September 2026

Iran’s IRGC Seizes US Underwater Drone From Strait of Hormuz; US Says Vehicle Had Malfunctioned

Iran's IRGC announced Tuesday it had seized a US unmanned underwater drone from the Strait of

Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman accompanies Iraqi prime minister Al-Kadhimi on a tour

On Wednesday, the Saudi Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, accompanied Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi on a tour of the historic Al-Turaif neighborhood in Ad Diriyah(a town in the Kingdom of

April 2, 2021

News

“Shell” and “Buk” repulse the Israeli attack on Syria

The Syrian Air Defense Forces repelled an Israeli Air Force missile attack on a suburb of Damascus with the help of Russian Pantsir-S and Buk-M2 self-propelled anti-aircraft systems, told a military source.

March 1, 2021

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The Houthi rebels announce the hitting of an “important target” at a Saudi airport

Al Masirah TV, affiliated with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, said the group had hit a “significant target” at Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport on Saturday. The channel quoted a Houthi military spokesman as

February 14, 2021