US Iran War LIVE Update: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Thursday that U.S. forces are actively enforcing a large-scale naval blockade targeting Iran’s ports and coastline, involving more than 10,000 personnel, more than a dozen naval ships and approximately 100 aircraft.
US Iran War LIVE Update: What happened in the last few hours?
- In a post on X CENTCOM, he added that the USS Abraham Lincoln is operating in the Arabian Sea as part of the effort, clarifying that the US is not blocking the Strait of Hormuz. She said the purpose of the deployment is to ensure that no vessels violate the President’s directive.
- In a speech in Las Vegas, the president said he felt very positive about the Iran war, despite spikes in energy prices, death and destruction and concerns about the future of NATO and the Middle East.
- “I would say the war in Iran is going smoothly,” Trump said. “It should be over soon. Trump added that the war was “perfect” as he praised the strength of the US military.
- A ten-day ceasefire announced by US President Donald Trump and agreed by Lebanon and Israel began at midnight. The two neighboring countries held the first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington on Tuesday after more than a month of war between Israel and Iran, which is backed by the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group.
- The president made the remarks in an exchange with reporters before departing for an event in Las Vegas on Thursday. If true, it would be a major concession by Iran and block a key US demand to end the conflict. “They agreed to return to us the nuclear dust that is deep underground because of the attack that we did with the B-2 bombers,” Trump said, using a term he adopted as shorthand for the roughly 970 pounds of enriched uranium buried under Iranian nuclear sites damaged by U.S. ground strikes last year.
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