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US, Iranian naval Red Sea buildup off Yemen. Debut for Iran's midget subs DEBKAfile Exclusive Report November 23, 2009, 10:58 PM (GMT+02:00) USS Chosin off Yemen faces Iranian flotilla The Yemeni conflict is fast evolving from a Houthi insurgency against the Abdullah Salah regime in Sanaa to a broad regional conflagration drawing in Saudi Arabia and Egypt as major players and increasingly the United States, whose involvement is building up into a direct confrontation with the rebels' sponsor, Iran. DEBKAfile's military and intelligence sources report that over the weekend, the Aegis class cruiser USS Chosin was designated the flagship of Combined Task Force 151.  More...

Iran tests nuclear site defenses: Stage One a washout DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis November 23, 2009, 1:15 PM (GMT+02:00) Not equal to defense function From the word go on Sunday, Nov. 22, Iran's five-day drill demonstrated that its air force and air defense units were unequal to their mission of keeping the skies over its nuclear sites clear of incoming strike aircraft, DEBKAfile's military and Iranian sources report. In conditions of real war, therefore, Iran's atomic installations would be destroyed in the first hours of an attack. More...