Vice Admiral Jim Malloy and Vice Admiral Fahad al Ghofaily discussed strengthening the kingdom’s maritime defences against ‘Iranian aggression’
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US Naval Forces Central Command says tanker was damaged by a limpet mine resembling Iranian mines
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The Naval Criminal Investigative Service and the Bahraini Interior Ministry were cooperating on the investigation.