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South Korea, France Agree to Deepen Defense Cooperation Amid Middle East Conflict
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday they planned to boost defense cooperation and work together to address the economic and energy crises triggered by the war in Iran.

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Red Sea Lessons Haunt Western Effort to Reopen Strait of Hormuz
The Western allies trying to negotiate a way to protect the Strait of Hormuz for energy shipping face a stark reality: a similar effort in the Red Sea that started years earlier cost billions of dollars and ultimately failed against Yemen's Houthis.

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Vard Marine Wins U.S. Navy Contract to Develop Next-Generation Logistics Ship Design
Houston-based Vard Marine US, Inc. has secured a contract with the U.S. Navy to help define the service’s future logistics fleet, advancing early-stage design work on the Next Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS),...

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Thousands of US Army Paratroopers Arrive in Middle East As Buildup Intensifies
Thousands of soldiers from the U.S. Army's elite 82nd Airborne Division have started arriving in the Middle East, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Monday, as President Donald Trump weighs his next steps in the war against Iran.

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USS Tripoli Arrives In Middle East
By Dan Williams, Kateryna Kadabashy and Dana Khraiche Mar 28, 2026 (Bloomberg) —Houthi militants launched ballistic missiles at Israel on Saturday morning, marking their entry into the month-long Iran war that...

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China Urges Philippines To Stabilize Ties Amid Maritime Row
By Bloomberg News Mar 28, 2026 (Bloomberg) –China called on the Philippines to help create the conditions needed to stabilize and improve bilateral relations as officials concluded two days of talks...

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Bahrain Pushes UN Vote to Authorize Force in Strait of Hormuz
Bahrain has put forward a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would authorize countries to use "all necessary means" - diplomatic language for force - to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a text seen by Reuters on Monday.

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UK Nuclear Powered Submarine Positioned In Arabian Sea Amid Regional Tensions
March 21 (Reuters) – A British nuclear-powered submarine equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles has taken position in the Arabian Sea, giving Britain the capability to launch long-range strikes if regional conflict escalates, the Daily...

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US Says Iran Threat to Hormuz Degraded After Facility Destroyed
By Shiyin Chen Mar 21, 2026(Bloomberg) –The US said Iran’s ability to threaten marine traffic on the Strait of Hormuz has been “degraded” after it took out a facility along the...

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Iranian Navy Guided Indian Tanker Through Hormuz, Crew Member Says
By Mihir Mishra and Alex Longley Mar 21, 2026 (Bloomberg) —The Iranian Navy guided an Indian liquefied petroleum gas tanker through the Strait of Hormuz last week, allowing the ship to...

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Key NATO Member Germany Rejects Military Role in Strait of Hormuz Security Mission
Germany has ruled out participating in any military effort to secure shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, marking one of the clearest rejections yet of U.S. calls for allied naval...

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EU To Discuss Bolstering Mideast Naval Mission Amid Iran War Turmoil
By Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS, March 15 (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers will discuss on Monday bolstering a small naval mission in the Middle East but are not expected...