ABCNEWS - US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran, Western Hemisphere
Trump’s war on Iran is stretching the limits of the nation’s aircraft carriers.
Trump’s war on Iran is stretching the limits of the nation’s aircraft carriers.
President Trump on Friday announced that he intends to make the Strait of Hormuz, the shipping bottleneck that remains a major focus in the war with Iran, into a U.S. territory. Two security and national policy experts appearing on NewsNation stated outright that annexation is not an option; a third expressed some confusion at the proposition. All three analysts agreed that the U.S. can instead press Iran to allow free passage of ships through the strait. #Trump #Iran #Hormuz
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