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US military intercepts another Iranian ship |
The U.S. military said on Thursday that its forces seized an Iranian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean overnight as part of the naval blockade approved by President Trump.
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The U.S. military boarded the M/T Majestic X, which the Pentagon characterized as a “sanctioned, stateless vessel,” in a post on social media.
“We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate,” the Pentagon said.
The vessel is the third seized by the U.S. this week amid Trump's blockade of Iran’s trade by sea.
A Navy destroyer is escorting Iran's oil tanker Dorena after the U.S. said it had tried to violate the blockade. The U.S. military boarded the M/T Tifani, another stateless vessel that had been sanctioned for transporting Iranian oil.
The U.S. military has redirected 33 ships since the U.S. naval blockade against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz went into effect, the U.S. Central Command said on Thursday.
Earlier on Thursday, Trump said he ordered the Navy to “shoot and kill any boat” laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
"I have ordered the United States Navy to shoot and kill any boat, small boats though they may be (Their naval ships are ALL, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea!), that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. There is to be no hesitation,” the president wrote on Truth Social.
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A U.S. Army soldier has been accused of using classified information about the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to place bets on the prediction market Polymarket, federal officials said Thursday. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg who was involved in the planning of the operation, was charged with using confidential government information for personal gain. He allegedly …
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President Trump announced Thursday that the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by three weeks following talks at the White House. Trump posted news of the extension on Truth Social following a meeting at the White House that included “high ranking” representatives from Israel and Lebanon in addition to Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee …
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For the first 13 months of the Trump administration, no major personnel changes occurred. But since the middle of March, at least five Cabinet, intelligence or military officials have left the administration. The latest departure occurred Wednesday, when the Pentagon announced that Navy Secretary John Phelan was on the way out. Here is what to know about the spring shake-up in the nation’s capital. Kristi Noem Kristi Noem, …
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Conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly said Wednesday that President Trump “needs to win” the U.S. conflict with Iran, when asked about the war’s negative impact on Trump’s approval ratings. “See, if he wins in Iran, the equation changes because he becomes the victor, and to the victor go the spoils, as the cliche goes,” O’Reilly said in an appearance on NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network. The …
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Upcoming things we’re watching on our beat:
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- The George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs is hosting a conference tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. ET on “Global turmoil and wartime in Ukraine.”
- The Darfur Women Action Group is hosting a discussion tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. ET on “A world without genocide: The case of Sudan.”
- The Center for Strategic and International Studies is hosting a discussion tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. ET on “Wartime energy economics."
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Federal authorities arrest 2 dozen Mexican Mafia members and associates in California
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — More than two dozen members and associates of the Mexican Mafia were arrested Thursday during an early morning crackdown across Southern California, federal authorities said. The FBI and other federal and local agencies executed search and arrest warrants at about 30 locations …
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Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted against an amendment sponsored by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) to create a point of order against … Read more
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Four Republican senators voted against an amendment sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to instruct the Senate Rules Committee to find a way to … Read more
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