May 21, 2013

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Iran has stockpiled thousands of mines to shut down the
Strait of Hormuz.

May 19, 2013

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- Russia has delivered to Syria an enhanced variant of a
coastal defense system meant to repel any sea-based offensive against the regime
President Bashar Assad.

May 16, 2013

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Iran has been closely monitoring the U.S.-led naval
exercise in the Gulf.

May 14, 2013

WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The U.S. Navy has been ordered to deploy five ships to
the Gulf.