AMERICANTHINKER - Shipbuilding is National Security
National Archives While the U.S. Navy remains the world’s most powerful fleet, the shipbuilding deficit is disconcerting, both militarily and from a civilian standpoint.
STRIPES (Brian McElhiney and Keishi Koja, Brian McElhiney, Keishi Koja) - Chinese warships sail through Japanese waters as regional tensions grow | Stars and Stripes
Two Chinese naval vessels sailed between Japan’s southwestern islands in a passage that follows training in the Western Pacific and comes amid heightened tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Iran Claims It Has Started Banking Hormuz Toll Revenue.
Iranian lawmakers claim the country has started depositing revenue from its toll on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and that it is "in control" of the crucial waterway.
Iranian lawmakers claim the country has started depositing revenue from its toll on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, and that it is “in control” of the crucial waterway. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Iranian lawmakers claim the country has started depositing toll revenue collected from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz into the state central bank. Hamidreza Hajibabaei, Deputy Speaker of the Iranian parliament, claimed on Thursday, “We have control over this Strait,” adding: “We are not engaged in negotiations—rather, we are making demands.” DETAIL: The Strait of Hormuz is a critical chokepoint for the global oil and fertilizer trade, and has been blockaded by Iran since the onset of hostilities with the…Open
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Iran Lays More Mines In Strait Of Hormuz, Trump Orders Navy to ‘Shoot And Kill’ Boats.
Iran is laying more mines in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening global oil supply and prompting President Donald J. Trump to issue a "shoot and kill" order against minelaying boats.
Iran is laying more mines in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening global oil supply and prompting President Donald J. Trump to issue a “shoot and kill” order against minelaying boats. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy has laid additional mines in the Strait of Hormuz this week, further obstructing the critical global energy chokepoint. The move follows the U.S. extending a ceasefire with Iran, but an escalating military standoff, with the U.S. tightening a naval blockade against Iranian ships. DETAIL: The U.S. military previously estimated that over 90 percent of Iran’s mine-laying ships and warehouses had been destroyed, but realized it was likely that stockpiles remained hidden…Open
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - What will be the resolution for the Strait of Hormuz? | NewsNation Live
On Wednesday's "The Daily Take": NewsNation's Connell McShane and Geraldo Rivera discuss the Strait of Hormuz, which has become a focal point of the Iran war. The strait is a crucial shipping passage for energy trade, accounting for a large percentage of oil shipments, and is experiencing delays as the conflict grows. #StraitofHormuz #Iran #MiddleEast Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Connell McShane. Weekdays starting at 3p/2C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - U.S. destroys 10 Iranian vessels amid worries of mines in Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military destroyed ten Iranian mine-laying naval vessels on Tuesday amid concerns that Iran is preparing to deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz , President Trump said. Why it matters: A senior U.S. official told Axios the strike on the inactive ships was a preemptive measure that was a result of intelligence about Iran's operational plans. - Iran's deployment of mines would create an extreme threat for commercial shipping in the region and prevent any oil from leaving through the Strait. Approximately one-fifth of the world's oil passes through the waterway. What they're saying: Trump threatened Iran in a Truth Social post with "military consequences" at a level "never seen before" if they were to place mines in the Strait. -…
The U.S. military destroyed ten Iranian mine-laying naval vessels on Tuesday amid concerns that Iran is preparing to deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz , President Trump said. Why it matters: A senior U.S. official told Axios the strike on the inactive ships was a preemptive measure that was a result of intelligence about Iran's operational plans. - Iran's deployment of mines would create an extreme threat for commercial shipping in the region and prevent any oil from leaving through the Strait. Approximately one-fifth of the world's oil passes through the waterway. What they're saying: Trump threatened Iran in a Truth Social post with "military consequences" at a level "never seen before" if they were to place mines in the Strait. -…Open