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US military accompanies commercial carrier through Strait of Hormuz

The shipping company Maersk said the transit of its Alliance Fairfax was completed without incident and that all crew were safe and unharmed.

By Lisa Baertlein and Jonathan Saul, Reuters

5 hours ago

Career submariner selected to perform duties of under secretary of the Navy

Retired Navy Capt. William Toti is filling in as the Navy’s No. 2 civilian.

By Claire Barrett

8 hours ago

US destroys six Iranian small boats, shoots down missiles, drones, admiral says

Adm. Brad Cooper said Iran was trying to interfere with a U.S. military operation to open the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic.

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali, Reuters

9 hours ago

Impacts of Strait of Hormuz tensions stifle searches for US missing in Laos

The ripple effects of the Iran war have spread to Laos, where fuel shortages have forced the cancellation or curtailment of searches by U.S recovery teams.

By Richard Sisk

10 hours ago

US denies Iranian reports of strike on warship, says ships transit Hormuz

Two U.S.-flagged merchant ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM said on Monday as Iranian media circulated claims Iran struck a U.S. warship.

12 hours ago

Trump says US operation will aid ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz

It was not immediately clear which countries the U.S. operation would aid or how the operation would work.

By Reuters

26 hours ago