The reports of attacks on commercial ships came after the US said it "eliminated" 16 Iranian mine-layers in the area. Elsewhere, two drones were downed near Dubai airport.

Explosions are reported on two more foreign tankers in the Persian Gulf killing at least one person, port authorities say.

USS Mississippi survived two turret explosions, two kamikaze strikes and fired the last salvo in battleship-to-battleship combat before ushering in the age of guided missiles.

Fighting between the US, Israel, and Iran is affecting vessels near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The UK has reported several vessels hit, and at least one tanker has been evacuated. Some major ...

Iran has stepped up attacks on energy targets in the Gulf, as two fuel tankers were hit by explosions and burst into flames.

Iran fired on two commercial ships in the Gulf on Wednesday, setting at least one vessel on fire, as it pressed its campaign against its energy-exporting neighbours and forced world ...

As naval warfare reemerges as a key strategy in the US war with Iran, World War II museum ships are finding new relevance.

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Sources have claimed he's lost one leg and suffered serious abdomen injuries.

Iran’s response to Israeli and U.S. bombardment has upended trade routes, choked supplies of fuel and fertilizer and ...

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In 1719, even Benjamin Franklin was writing poetry about Blackbeard’s final stand - proof that pirates were already larger than life. We trace the rise of Edward Teach and Charles Vane, two captains ...