HUFFPOST - Even Fox News Won't Help Trump Sell His Lies On A Major Issue Anymore
The president posted on Thursday that the U.S. has “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz.
The president posted on Thursday that the U.S. has “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz.Open
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - 'I THINK WE WILL KEEP IT': Trump says US in control over Strait of Hormuz; Iran disagrees | Sunrise
President Trump is declaring that the U.S. has total control of the Strait of Hormuz. However, Iran has directly refuted these claims, adamant that the Strait remains closed until Iran's conditions are accepted. #politics #straitofhormuz #iran
NYTIMES (Yeganeh Torbati and Leily Nikounazar) - Iran Issues List of Demands, Dampening Hopes of Reopening Strait of Hormuz
The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said that the Strait of Hormuz would not reopen unless the United States met certain conditions.
STRIPES (Alex Wilson) - New cutter squadron in Western Pacific represents ‘low-level deterrence’ | Stars and Stripes
The U.S. Coast Guard’s new cutter squadron in the Western Pacific represents a “signal” whose precise mission is still taking shape, analysts say.
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STRIPES (Seth Robson) - AUKUS partners announce first US Navy submarine support presence in Australia | Stars and Stripes
U.S. military personnel will rotate to Australia ahead of the deployment of American and British nuclear-powered submarines, defense leaders said.
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NYTIMES (Amanda Taub) - How Iran Gained Leverage in the War
Outmatched militarily, Iran used “triangular coercion” by attacking Gulf states and closing the Strait of Hormuz. It points to a long-term U.S. vulnerability.
STRIPES (Alison Bath) - 3 US carriers in Mideast for first time in decades | Stars and Stripes
For the first time in over 20 years, three U.S. aircraft carriers with hundreds of Navy aircraft and thousands of sailors and Marines are deployed to the Middle East.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Middle East UPDATE: Strait of Hormuz tensions, Israel & Lebanon hold steady, Iran ceasefire extended
While the U.S., Iran and Israel have largely halted the barrage of missile, bomb and drone strikes that defined the first month of the war, a tit-for-tat battle is escalating at sea. The U.S. military and Iran both seized tankers in international waters this week, and Tehran struck vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump threatened further escalation on Thursday, ordering the Navy to fire on any Iranian ships that are placing mines in the strait, a vital shipping lane that carries about one-fifth of all global crude oil in peacetime. #iran #trump #ceasefire #straitofhormuz
NYTIMES (John Ismay) - What the U.S. Blockade of Iran and the Strait of Hormuz Might Look Like
The U.S. military has provided few details on how it might carry out President Trump’s orders as he seeks to pressure Tehran on a peace deal. But history and established practices offer some clues.