gulf islands

…Similarly, the Middle East remains in a state of stagnation or stalemate, however you want to put it, with a few engagements being reported this week, both in the Strait of Hormuz, within the Persian Gulf…

…This morning CENTCOM announced the boarding and seizure of the M/T *CELESTIAL SEA* in the Gulf of Oman. This vessel was attempting to run the American blockade to onload cargo within Iran. Analyst Comment: Otherwise…

…Around a dozen ships have passed through the Strait by diverting into Iranian waters, for inspection by Iranian forces in the vicinity of Larak Island. Analyst Comment: The Larak-tollbooth arrangement started coming into effect last…

…Local traffic continues to sail through without any problems just as it has since the start of the war and the flow of non-Western aligned ships transiting through the Rock Island route has increased over…

he Gulf War, whatever you want to call it, is still going on and has mostly transitioned into what I think should probably be called the Hormuz Crisis, because that's basically where a lot of…

…developments in Yemen over the past week have been rather important when viewed in conjunction with the Gulf War. Time and time again, an extremely complicated series of interconnected geopolitical developments can be boiled down to…

…Corendon Airlines Flight XR456 took off from the Greek island of Corfu at 9:45 pm local time last night. At some point during the flight, the aircraft began squawking the transponder code of 7500, indicating…

…The Iranians are very likely to retaliate by hitting one (or several) critical bridges throughout the region, on the south side of the Persian Gulf. The King Fahd Bridge linking Bahrain with the mainland was already…

…Similarly, the Emirates have tried sneaking oil out through Omani terminals on the Gulf of Oman side of the Strait (which is why Iran has been striking Oman semi-regularly since the start of the war…

Yesterday morning commercial satellite imagery confirmed that another B2 Spirit stealth bomber landed at Diego Garcia, bringing the total on the island to 6x bombers, plus their required refueling tankers. -HomeFront- California: Monday night a murder…

…Yesterday, the diplomatic tensions transitioned into kinetic action, as DPRK forces conducted military exercises near South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island. The live-fire “exercises” were extremely close to the island, prompting evacuations. ROK forces have responded…

…Escalations continue on Kinmen Island following the increased military deployments to the area. China conducted many drone flights yesterday in the vicinity of the island as Taiwanese and American forces increase their presence on the island…

…in turn might scratch the back of the Israelis, who absolutely have the incentive to gain a foothold in this region—specifically a military foothold right here, the Dahlak Islands, an archipelago in the Red Sea

ersian Gulf crisis. So Ukraine, in striking the oil intended for China, is directly playing a hand in the Gulf War...a conflict thousands of miles away. How this will manifest over the next few weeks…

…up on the pursuit of urban camouflage some militaries but not all enter taiwan taiwan as an island nation is quite small and based on the complex and tumultuous history between taiwan and their not so…

…was because Grenada was such a small nation of little military importance that when it became clear that the U.S would be using military force to invade the island nation military leaders were caught wit

…The ports of Bandar Abbas, Jask, and Chabarhar have been targeted regularly for several days, in addition to the Gulf Islands which have served as communications nodes for ships transiting the Strait. Throughout the morning, the…

…Oil is flowing to some degree, and though the number of tankers transiting crude out of the Gulf is nowhere near historic norms, progress is progress. This progress was briefly derailed this morning, after Iranian forces…

…The United States is involved in the war in Ukraine, the Gulf War, and of course the war on narcotics trafficking in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The US is also somewhat involved in a loose collection…

…IRAN WAR RESUMES AS AMERICAN BOMBING CONTINUES WHILE POLITICAL STATEMENTS CLAIM A HALT TO BOMBING BUT ALSO THE IMPENDING SEIZURE OF KHARG ISLAND. TARGETING OF MERCHANT VESSELS CONTINUES IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. UNREST CONTINUES IN…