U.S. launches task force to disrupt Iranian ground shipping routes
The U.S. did not say whether any military action would be involved in preventing weapons technology or sanctioned items from entering Iran.
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The U.S. did not say whether any military action would be involved in preventing weapons technology or sanctioned items from entering Iran.
Earlier, President Trump predicted the war with Iran is "going to end soon," without offering any details, as Qatari mediators return to Tehran to push for a deal.
Israelis voted in a national election set to shape the country's next government, with the Iran war looming large over their decisions.
Iran's foreign minister said the U.S. could see the strategic waterway open within days if it abided by the conditions presented in the seven-day ceasefire plan.
After Saudi Arabia said Iran's Houthi allies carried out another strike at Riyadh's airport, Iran called the U.S. effort to negotiate toward ending the war "insufficient."
At least 12 people, including one American, were killed and 309 others injured in a strike Saturday on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport.
The alerts did not cite a specific threat, but called for Americans to "exercise heightened vigilance."
The Iran war has cost the U.S. military at least $33.4 billion — most of it on munitions — and not including hundreds of millions more spent by other agencies, the Pentagon says.
A free climber dubbed the "Spider-Man of Yemen" died after falling almost 400 feet into a volcanic crater.
The messages were sent the same day Hegseth shared similar details in a separate Signal chat that inadvertently included The Atlantic's editor-in-chief.
Officials say more than 30 Palestinians, including young children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
U.S. officials said drones and missiles were fired at 3 commercial vessels in the Red Sea on Sunday.
Witnesses say the stampede started when dozens of people waiting for small cash handouts for Ramadan were spooked by gunfire and an explosion.
