US naval drones have spent 60,000 hours at sea helping the Navy spy on and defeat malicious threats in Middle Eastern waters

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An undated still image released on Oct. 6 from video taken by an Arabian Fox MAST-13 unmanned surface vessel of two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy patrol speedboats in the Strait of Hormuz.
An undated still image released on Oct. 6 from video taken by an Arabian Fox MAST-13 unmanned surface vessel of two Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy patrol speedboats in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Russia's grand railway plan to get around Western sanctions is about to get even bigger

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on the screen riding a train across the bridge linking Russia and Crimean Peninsula at Taman railways station on December 23, 2019 near Anapa, Russia.
A screen showing Russian President Vladimir Putin riding a train across the bridge linking Russia and the Crimean Peninsula at Taman railway station near Anapa, Russia, in December 2019.

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Houthi attacks on ships are giving the rebels and Iran intel on how to hunt down and strike naval targets, war experts say

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A missile launches from a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea earlier this month.
A missile launches from a US Navy destroyer in the Red Sea earlier this month.

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US agents fooled a yakuza boss into giving them weapons-grade plutonium he thought would be sold to Iran: court docs

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A Geiger counter held over yellow drums.
A photo included in the indictment against Ebisawa, showing a Geiger counter held over yellow industrial drums.

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The US Navy wants rechargeable magazines for lasers to take out drones

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The Laser Weapon System temporarily installed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey in 2012.
The Laser Weapon System temporarily installed aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey in 2012.

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Iran is arresting teens for celebrating a soccer match loss from the national team, human rights activists say

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Homam Ahmed top of Qatar celebrates after the semifinal between Iran and Qatar at AFC Asian Cup Qatar in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 7, 2024.
Homam Ahmed of Qatar celebrates after the semifinal between Iran and Qatar at AFC Asian Cup Qatar in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 7, 2024.

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US admiral says the fight against the Houthis in the Red Sea is the largest battle the Navy's fought since World War II

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An aerial view of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower together in the eastern Mediterranean on November 03, 2023.
Vice Adm. Brad Cooper told 60 Minutes' Norah O'Donnell that the US Navy has committed about 7,000 sailors to the Red Sea.

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The Houthis have deployed underwater drones in the Red Sea, Defense Department says

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A photo of two aircraft carriers sailing next to each other.
The USS Gerald R. Ford (foreground) and Dwight D. Eisenhower (background).

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Israel strikes 'reputation blow' to Iran with sabotage attacks on its gas pipelines, says report

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A section of a gas pipeline in Iran.
A section of a gas pipeline in Iran.

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US sailors on a frontline destroyer in the Red Sea sometimes have just seconds to open fire on enemy missiles

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The USS Gravely's CIWS.
The USS Gravely's CIWS.

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