Read more Strait of Hormuz stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20310/strait-of-hormuz.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:11:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74354/complacency-faulted-in-us-nuke-sub-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS Navy investigators are pinning blame for the March collision between a nuclear-powered submarine and another Navy ship on lax atmosphere and “weak” command aboard the USS Hartford, where sailors slept while they were supposed to be on watch, and the radio room was rigged up with music speakers. The...http://www.newser.com/story/74354/complacency-faulted-in-us-nuke-sub-crash.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 22:00:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/53908/us-nuclear-sub-ship-collide-in-strait-of-hormuz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo US vessels—the USS Hartford nuclear submarine and the amphibious USS New Orleans—collided in the waters between Iran and the Arabian peninsula today, the AP reports. Fifteen sailors were slightly injured aboard the Hartford, but all were able to return to duty. The New Orleans crew was unscathed,...http://www.newser.com/story/53908/us-nuclear-sub-ship-collide-in-strait-of-hormuz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 10:04:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31999/iran-tests-missile-in-gulf-in-warning-to-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIran demonstrated its military might today by firing nine long- and medium-range missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, which 40% of the world's oil passes through. Reports on Iranian television said that one of the weapons fired was the Shahab-3 missile, which has a range of 1,250 miles. The...http://www.newser.com/story/31999/iran-tests-missile-in-gulf-in-warning-to-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Jul 2008 6:58:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20830/ex-sailor-convicted-in-terror-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA jury in Connecticut convicted a former Navy sailor today of passing along classified information about US ships in the Persian Gulf to terrorists, the AP reports. Prosecutors said Phoenix native Hassan Abu-Jihaad, 32, sent details about naval ship movements to a group affiliated with al-Qaeda in April of 2001....http://www.newser.com/story/20830/ex-sailor-convicted-in-terror-case.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Mar 2008 17:43:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16584/france-dives-into-gulf-with-base.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Nicholas Sarkozy returned to France yesterday with accords that will make his country a major player in the Persian Gulf, the Christian Science Monitor reports. France will soon have a permanent military base on the United Arab Emirates' side of the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil pathway; it...http://www.newser.com/story/16584/france-dives-into-gulf-with-base.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Jan 2008 12:37:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16465/bush-asks-opec-for-more-oil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOPEC should start producing more oil, President Bush told Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah today, or it risks damaging “consuming economies,” like the US. Bush said high oil prices were reducing consumer purchasing power, and said more supply “would be helpful.” He also warned Iran to avoid another Strait of Hormuz...http://www.newser.com/story/16465/bush-asks-opec-for-more-oil.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Jan 2008 9:32:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16405/heckler-may-have-menaced-navy-ships.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThreats transmitted during a recent faceoff between US Navy vessels and Iranian boats may have come from a prankster known as the “Filipino Monkey,” the Navy Times reports. Towards the end of last month's faceoff in the Strait of Hormuz, a voice transmitted: “I am coming to you. You will...http://www.newser.com/story/16405/heckler-may-have-menaced-navy-ships.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Jan 2008 18:59:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16200/boat-face-off-reveals-iran-tactics-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagObjects tossed from Iranian boats posed no threat to US ships last Sunday, the Navy said yesterday, but did reveal Tehran's warfare tactics. The incident was also one of three between US and Iranian ships over the past month: In the first face-off, Dec. 19, the USS Whidbey Island fired...http://www.newser.com/story/16200/boat-face-off-reveals-iran-tactics-us.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Jan 2008 17:05:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16068/us-files-formal-protest-to-iran-over-ship-incident.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US sent a formal diplomatic complaint to Iran today over what it calls the "provocative" harassment of American ships by Iranian speedboats, the AP reports. Iran, meanwhile, released its own video of the encounter in the Persian Gulf, which it says backs up its contention that the US is...http://www.newser.com/story/16068/us-files-formal-protest-to-iran-over-ship-incident.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Jan 2008 16:28:28 CST