US Navy warships in the Red Sea are fighting off missiles new to combat that are 'way faster' than anything else, destroyer captain says

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Guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64).
Guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64).

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Crashed Iranian helicopter was US-made and may be so old it predates the 1979 Islamic Revolution

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Wreckage of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in the Varzaghan area, northwestern Iran
Wreckage of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's helicopter at the crash site on a mountain in the Varzaghan area, northwestern Iran, May 20, 2024.

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi confirmed dead after helicopter crash

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a press conference concluding his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, U.S., September 20, 2023.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash.

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Former Iranian official partly blames US sanctions for the helicopter crash that killed its president

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash.

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Flying a helicopter in fog can be a recipe for disaster — Kobe Bryant and now Iran's president add to a string of deaths

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Kobe Bryant
A composite image of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Kobe Bryant.

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No signs of life have been found in the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed while carrying Iran's president

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets the governors and deputies of the East and West Azerbaijan provinces in Tehran, Iran on October 21, 2021.

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This year's biggest air battles are showing the US what it could need most in a missile war with China

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A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.
A missile launches from a US Navy warship in the Red Sea in February.

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A new Saudi-US deal to reshape the Middle East is taking shape — but Israel can't join while it's still at war

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President Joe Biden and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Jeddah Security and Development Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in July 2022.

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Iran's economy is a total mess after decades of sanctions — and offers a warning to Putin's Russia

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A billboard depicting Iranian ballistic missiles in Tehran.

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Israel's strike showed Iran's air defenses were 'woefully unprepared.' Here's what Tehran may do next.

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A Russian-made S-300 missile system drives in front of the officials' stand during a 2019 military parade in Tehran.
A Russian-made S-300 missile system drives in front of the officials' stand during a 2019 military parade in Tehran.

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