US Central Command said Friday that its forces have disabled two more Iranian tankers that were trying to breach an American blockade on Iran’s ports — the latest strain on the war’s shaky ceasefire. Hours earlier, the US said it thwarted attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliated against Iranian military facilities.
Washington, meanwhile, awaits a response from Tehran in negotiations to end the war.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said he told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday that Europe needs the United States, and vice versa, as Rubio wrapped up two days of fence-mending talks in Italy and the Vatican following weeks of tensions over the war in Iran.
Rubio nonetheless defended President Donald Trump’s criticisms of the pope while speaking to reporters in Rome.
The Pentagon has begun releasing new files on UFOs, saying members of the public can draw their own conclusions on “unidentified anomalous phenomena.”
In addition to the Pentagon, the effort is led by the White House, the director of national intelligence, the Energy Department, NASA and the FBI.
