The "USS Nimitz" had been operating in the Gulf of Oman and was deployed to boost the U.S.' naval presence in the region.

It looks like Iran has gone and built itself an aircraft carrier, of a sort ... Many naval analysts and professionals have been inclined to humor at this new warship, both because of its odd ...

Israel relied on its existing refueling fleet of aging converted Boeing 707 tankers and Lockheed Martin KC-130 Hercules during its 12-day air campaign against Iran in June. Aerial refuellers are ...

The decades-old F-16 "Barak" aircraft managed to strike in Iran without refueling, and added significant capacity to the ...

Other vessels currently in the Middle East include the USS Forrest Sherman, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer currently ...