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U.S. Navy opens fire in Gulf as boat nears ship
A US navy ship fired on a boat off the United Arab Emirates on Monday in the southern Gulf where tension has been rising after it ignored warnings, the navy said. It gave no details on the outcome of the incident, which was being investigated, but US media reports said…
U.S. ‘moves new forces to Gulf’ in sign to Iran
WASHINGTON — The United States has moved new forces into the Gulf to keep strategic waterways open and strike deep within Iran in the event of a regional military escalation, the New York Times reported Tuesday. The Times cited senior officials as saying the quiet build-up was aimed at reassuring…
US has approved 19 environmental drilling waivers since oil spill
On May 14, President Barack Obama announced that oil companies would no longer be given license to bypass environmental reviews of their drilling projects. “We’re also closing the loophole that has allowed some oil companies to bypass some critical environmental reviews,†Obama said. But in the month since the BP-run…
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