Top general shares new details on how a US destroyer shot out the engine of an Iran blockade runner

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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) during a fueling-at-sea.
USS Spruance fired multiple rounds into the engine room of an Iranian-flagged vessel trying to run a maritime blockade.

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Trump tells US Navy warships to 'shoot' any Iranian boats laying mines as the mission to clear the Strait of Hormuz ramps up

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) fires the Mark 45 5-inch light-weight gun during a live-fire exercise in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 21, 2024.
A Navy destroyer fires its 5-inch deck gun, one of the weapons that could be used to engage small Iranian attack boats.

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The US has been burning through weapons in Iran it could need in a war with China. Here are the latest estimates.

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. fires a Tomahawk Land Attack Missile during operations in support of Operation Epic Fury.
US forces expended hundreds of munitions in the war with Iran, which saw the US strike over 13,000 targets prior to a fragile ceasefire.

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'Long live the Warthog:' The US military decided it isn't yet ready to give up the A-10 after its fights in Iran

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A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fires flares as it departs from aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Sept. 23, 2025.
An A-10 operating in the Middle East.

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What a US destroyer shooting a cargo ship's engine out reveals about how the Navy is handling Iran blockade runners

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A screenshot of a video aboard a US Navy ship looking out towards an Iranian cargo vessel sailing in the water.
CENTCOM said the vessel's crew didn't comply with repeated warnings over a six-hour period.

US Central Command

'Completely open' didn't last very long in the Strait of Hormuz. Here's the situation.

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A view of the vessels passing through Strait of Hormuz.
A commercial vessel seen sailing toward the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing ceasefire.

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US Navy destroyer fires on Iranian cargo ship attempting to breach blockade

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US Central Command shared a video showing a US Navy destroyer firing at an Iranian cargo vessel in the Arabian Sea. The USS Spruance intercepted the ship after its crew refused repeated warnings to stop.

Trump says peace talks will resume in Pakistan as Iran balks

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President Donald Trump speaks to the media
President Donald Trump speaks to the media.

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Iran's military says it has placed the Strait of Hormuz under strict control again

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A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz
A vessel at the Strait of Hormuz

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This is what Iran's drones and missiles look like up close

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Iran attacked the Erbil region in northern Iraq over 400 times during its war with the US and Israel. WELT's Chief Correspondent Ibrahim Naber got exclusive access to the wreckage of Iranian weapons used to strike the Kurdistan region.

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