US CENTCOM commander vows to keep two aircraft carriers in Persian Gulf to deter Iran.

A US aircraft carrier strike group has reportedly entered the Mediterranean Sea as the area is beset by two major conflicts in Libya and Syria.

Iran’s defense ministry has delivered eight military aircraft of different types fully overhauled and re-equipped to the army of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

France is sending a radar system and an aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid heightened tensions in the region.

China sends its first domestically-built aircraft carrier into the Taiwan Strait.

China officially launches its first domestically-built aircraft carrier, the second carrier in its naval fleet, at a key base on the shores of the disputed South China Sea, state media say.

A Chinese envoy warns the UK and the US against interference in Hong Kong’s affairs.

The Russian defense chief says Moscow sees no need to increase its military spending unlike the US as the country is already capable of defending itself against threats.

A large aircraft carrier strike force that the US sent to the Middle East in May to “deter” Iran has been “steering clear” of the country for fear of Iranian military strikes in a potential conflict.

The US aircraft carrier sent by the White House to the Middle East amid strains with Iran remains outside the Persian Gulf in an effort to deescalate tensions.