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Starting in 1936, Qatar and Bahrain were involved in territorial disputes over the Hawar Islands, Fasht Al Azm, Fasht Dibal, Qit'at Jaradah, and Zubarah. The most substantial dispute was over Fasht Dibal in 1985, after Bahrain began constructing fortifications on the island. Qatar considered the construction to be a violation of an existing ...
Total: 222 killed. The 2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis, also known as the Iranian–American confrontation [31] and the Crisis in the Gulf, [32] [33] is an increase of military tensions between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America in the Persian Gulf region. The U.S. began a buildup of its military presence in the ...
Persian Gulf (missile) Khalij Fars ( Persian: موشک خلیج فارس, "Persian Gulf") is an Iranian single-stage solid-propellant, supersonic anti-ship quasi ballistic missile with a range of 300 km based on the Fateh-110 missile. It is equipped with a 650 kg explosive warhead and an interception evading guidance system.
The Persian Gulf is home to many islands, mostly small, distributed in the gulf's entire geographic area and administered by the neighboring nations. Most islands are sparsely populated, with some being barren, and some utilized for communication, military, or as ship docks. Some of the islands in the Persian Gulf are artificially constructed ...
Category. : Persian Gulf. Despite its name, the Persian Gulf is not a gulf, but a sea. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Persian Gulf.
The Persian Gulf campaign of 1819 was a British punitive expedition, principally against the Arab maritime force of the Al Qasimi in the Persian Gulf, which embarked from Bombay, India in November 1819 to attack Ras Al Khaimah. The campaign was militarily successful for the British and led to the signing of the General Maritime Treaty of 1820 ...
Persian Gulf Airport. / 27.37944°N 52.73750°E / 27.37944; 52.73750. Persian Gulf Airport ( Persian: فرودگاه خلیج فارس) ( IATA: PGU, ICAO: OIBP) is an airport in Asaluyeh, in Iran 's Bushehr province. The airport has been operating since 2005 and, though small, enjoys one of the most modern passenger terminal buildings ...
