Spokesman for US Navy's 5th Fleet says IRGC ship began towing Saildrone Explorer, but let it go following repeated calls

Joint drill with US Navy 5th fleet focusing on 'mission planning, maritime interdiction'; Gantz last month said Tehran's presence was the 'most significant' in a decade

Payouts for intelligence can be as high as $100,000 or the equivalent in vehicles, boats or food; information to be used to help US sailors intercept shipments in Persian Gulf

Two 5th Fleet ships buzzed by three Iranian vessels as they transit strategic waterway, fire warning flare as fast crafts head straight at them

Attack takes place off contested port city of Hodeida, currently controlled by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, amid Yemen's yearslong civil war

Military says largest joint naval exercise in recent years increases navy's operational range and abilities; combat at sea, vessel protection, disarming mines also practiced

Kohav, joined by IDF officer charged with Iran file, meets top Bahrani defense officials, will visit US 5th fleet stationed nearby

5th fleet commander says Israel likely to join unmanned naval surveillance detail, which is set to launch in 2023; calls Iran 'the primary regional threat'

Israeli, US officers hail growing cooperation between IDF and 5th Fleet; dozens of countries join IMX drill, focused on undersea warfare, including some Israel has no ties with

Report says further Israeli involvement in Gulf could anger Tehran; US official says Israel sending military attaché to 5th fleet to 'keep lines of communication open'