U.S. Military Strikes a Boat in Caribbean, Killing 3
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By Steve Holland, Enas Alashray and Mubasher Bukhari WASHINGTON/CAIRO/ISLAMABAD, April 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Tuesday it had seized a tanker linked to Iran in international waters, its latest apparent action to enforce a blockade,
Vice President JD Vance was set to return to Pakistan for peace talks, U.S. officials said, though Iran has not confirmed that its negotiators will attend.
The United States and the Philippines have kicked off of their largest combat exercises in an annual display of allied military might.
During the first 24 hours of the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, American warships issued warnings to six vessels, prompting them to turn around.
The preparations mark an expansion of the U.S. naval crackdown beyond the Middle East, as the Iranian military tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
I think the conditions for a real ceasefire and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a full reopening, will be stronger later this month than they are right now.”
Iran is launching deadly drone strikes on U.S. forces and allies in the Middle East. The same weapons have been used for years in Ukraine, where drones have transformed warfare.
Cyprus is upgrading key military installations with U.S. taxpayer help to strengthen its role as a safe haven in the eastern Mediterranean.
Given uncertainty around the Iran war, we thought it might be a good idea to refresh everyone's memory on the military draft.