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USS Nimitz heading to Middle East, defense official says
The aircraft carrier will replace the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group in the Middle East amid growing tensions between Israel and Iran.
By Riley Ceder
White House tells Navy to keep destroyer McCain ‘out of sight’ during Trump visit to Japan, report says
A tarp was draped over the ship’s name, and sailors wearing caps bearing the name John S. McCain were given the day off to avoid potential sightings.
By J.D. Simkins
Navy probing patches worn during Trump’s Wasp visit
The military has dress codes and regulations against partisan political acts while in uniform.
Navy: Sailor contacted Russians, pleads guilty to espionage
Electrician’s Mate (Nuclear) 2nd Class Stephen Kellogg III wanted to turn over nuclear secrets to Sevmash, Russia's largest shipbuilding enterprise, according to the FBI.
As tensions rise, could Iran mistake airliners for warplanes?
Iraqi officials said ExxonMobil Corp. began evacuating staff from Basra, and Bahrain ordered its citizens out of Iraq and Iran over "the recent escalations and threats."
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
‘Ninja bomb’ is a bladed anvil that shreds terrorists with no risk of collateral damage, Pentagon says
The precision Ninja bomb is also kitted out with six internal blades that can cut through buildings or cars with ease.
By J.D. Simkins
US issues new warning to Gulf sailors after UAE says ships were sabotaged
The reported incident comes as the U.S. has warned ships that "Iran or its proxies" could be targeting maritime traffic in the region, and as America is deploying an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf to counter alleged threats from Tehran.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Iran threatens to enrich uranium closer to weapons-grade levels without a new nuke deal
Iran threatened Wednesday to enrich its uranium stockpile closer to weapons-grade levels in 60 days if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for its 2015 nuclear deal, raising regional tensions as a U.S. aircraft carrier and bombers headed to the Middle East to confront Tehran.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
US official: Intel indicates Iran moved missiles by boat
The decision to send an aircraft carrier and a group of Air Force bombers to the Middle East was based in part on intelligence indications that Iran had moved short-range ballistic missiles by boat in waters off its shores, an American official said Tuesday.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Report: Iran prepares to withdraw from parts of nuclear deal
Iran on Wednesday will announce it is partially withdrawing from the nuclear deal it struck with world powers, its state-run news agency reported, a year to the day that President Donald Trump pulled America from the accord.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
NORTHCOM: Arctic now America’s ‘first line of defense’
New business opportunities in the Arctic also invite new strategic competition, U.S. defense officials say.
By Kyle Rempfer