US military

Operation Earnest Will: Lessons on what it takes to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz

Ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman. Escorting them safely will require immense resources, says the writer.

5 dead in US strikes on alleged drug boats off Latin America: Pentagon

US Southern Command said in a post on X on May 5, 2026, that the strike killed three male narco-terrorists.

US Army fires first Tomahawk from Philippines in exercise

US marines walking past a Marine Air Defence Integrated system launcher during the integrated missile exercise as part of the Balikatan joint Philippines and US military exercise at a naval base facing South China Sea.

Maersk unit’s US-flagged ship transits Hormuz accompanied by US military

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on May 4. Maersk said the transit of the Alliance Fairfax was completed without incident and that all crew were safe and unharmed.

US destroys six Iranian small boats, shoots down missiles, drones as it opens Strait of Hormuz

USS Rafael Peralta near what the US Central Command said was a vessel attempting to sail to an Iranian port, as it enforces the US blockade on Iranian ports, in an image released on April 24.

Iran denies that any commercial ships have crossed the Strait of Hormuz

The Iran-flagged tugboat Basim sails near a ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran.

News analysis

Trump’s Germany troop cuts show limits of NATO efforts to keep US on board

US President Donald Trump's abrupt move to cut US forces in Germany is the latest sign that European officials' efforts have their limits and are far from certain to succeed.

Most Strait of Hormuz shipping at a standstill despite latest US pledge

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 4, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Iran warns will attack US forces in Hormuz after Trump announces escort plan

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 1, 2026.

News analysis

Why Trump’s threat to pull even more US troops out of Germany is causing unease in Europe

US President Donald Trump (R) and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz holding a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington DC on March 3.

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