The strategic importance of Simon’s Town Naval Base has resurfaced in recent years as the Middle East conflict and the closure of key shipping routes forced global trade around the Cape of Good Hope.

Gas prices hit an average of $3.89 a gallon nationwide and global oil prices surged after Israel attacked a critical Iranian natural gas field.

Iran intensified its attacks on Gulf oil and gas infrastructure Thursday in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, dramatically raising the stakes in a war that's sending shock ...

Strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific will unfold in boardrooms and naval exercises, but also on playing fields, courts ...

Iran’s national security chief Ali Larijani and top commander of the IRGC's Basij force, Gholamreza Soleimani, were killed.

In December last year, some 2,000 Chinese fishing boats lined up in two near-perfect parallel rows stretching hundreds of nautical miles in the East China Sea. The formation, so vast and orderly that ...

The war is fuelling worries about US commitment to its Pacific partners. The ‘triangle’ of US-aligned countries must use the moment to strengthen their mutual defence.

Security analysts suggest mass gathering of fishing vessels in geometric formations may represent a test of Beijing’s ability ...

A US Navy warship believed to be carrying Marines and sailors to the Middle East is nearing the Malacca Strait off Singapore as it makes its way to the region, maritime tracking data showed Tuesday.

Iran’s top security official and one of its most powerful decision-makers — as well as the head of the Basij, Iran’s feared paramilitary force. Follow for live news updates.

Iran’s top security official and one of its most powerful decision-makers — as well as the head of the Basij, Iran’s feared paramilitary force. Follow for live news updates.

Iran’s top security official and one of its most powerful decision-makers — as well as the head of the Basij, Iran’s feared paramilitary force. Follow for live news updates.