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European Strait of Hormuz Force Inches Forward

Published Jun 18, 2026 11:05 AM by The Maritime Executive

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by President Trump in Evian, France, on June 17, commits Iran and the United States t...

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Australian Authorities Bust Big Meth Shipment in Cargo of Charcoal

Published Jun 17, 2026 11:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Australian authorities have charged three people for an attempt to smuggle about 300 kilos of meth through Port Botany earlier thi...

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UAE Wants to End its Reliance on Shipping Through Strait of Hormuz

Published Jun 17, 2026 6:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The United Arab Emirates exports about three million barrels of crude oil every day, and has been diverting as much as possible th...

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What's in the U.S.-Iran Deal? The Full Text is Out Now

Published Jun 17, 2026 5:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

Multiple U.S. outlets (including Semafor, Bloomberg, Axios and others) have released the text of the U.S.-Iran deal, which a U.S....

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GAO: U.S. Navy's Unmanned Systems Programs Needed Restructuring

Published Jun 16, 2026 10:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a new unclassified version of a study on the U.S. Navy's unmanned systems efforts, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) s...

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Pentagon Pursues a Carrier-Free Unmanned Strike Aircraft for the Navy

Published Jun 16, 2026 6:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy's carrier aviation community abandoned early efforts towards an unmanned fighter aircraft in the late 2010s and has...

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Trump Predicts Restoration of U.S. Sanctions on Russian Oil "Soon"

Published Jun 16, 2026 5:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

At this week's G7 summit in Evian, France, President Donald Trump suggested that the U.S. might reimpose sanctions on Russian oil...

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Russian Frigate Fires Warning Shots at Yacht Coming Too Close off UK Coast

Published Jun 16, 2026 2:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

Russian and UK naval officials are confirming an incident earlier today, June 16, in the English Channel near the Isle of Wight, i...

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Op-Ed: U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Deal is a Costly Return to Prewar Conditions

Published Jun 16, 2026 11:44 AM by The Conversation

[By Farah N. Jan] Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, which served as the key negotiator between the U.S. and Iran, an...

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Canada Celebrates Keel-Laying of First River-Class Destroyer

Published Jun 15, 2026 11:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last week, Irving Shipbuilding celebrated the formal keel-laying ceremony for the first of its long-awaited River-class destroyer...

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