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Transiting the strait of hormuz. you have south korea, indonesia, japan, all of whom have an enormous interest in insuring theres freedom of navigation throughout this waterway. the united states is prepared to do its part, but every nation that has a deep interest in protecting that shipping lane so energy can move around the world and support their economies needs to make sure they understand the real threat. the real threat to their interest and their countrys economies if were not successful...

Freedom of navigation throughout this waterway. the united states is prepared to do its part but every nation that has a deep interest in protecting that shipping lane so energy can move around the world and support their economies needs to make sure they understand the real threat, the real threat to their interests in the region and the real threat to their countries economies. >> this obviously falls within the operating theater of u.s. central command. what do you say to the families of the ...

President trump has been unambiguous, very clear. we work -- i worked personally on an arrangement with mexico now a week and a few days ago. i am confident that we will get that under control and it is important. its important for american national security that we do in fact achieve that. thank you, all. >> youve been listening to the secretary of state, mike pompeo. hes at u.s. central command headquarters in tampa, florida. central command responsible for u.s. troop deployments to the middle...

Place to have offensive launches of strikes if they need them to be but they dont want all out war. i dont think we know yet and the tanker attacks over the weekend were a bit of a surprise. its forced the united states to come out with more intelligence, blaming the iranians, central command has come out and said a drone was down. that wasnt known about. so youll see more and more, i think, intelligence coming out to make the case for the administration and for the military that, you know, enou...

More evidence than the video released by central command showing iranian boat removing and unexploded mine from one of the other vessels. iran says it plans to release the 23 sailors it detained from the all tear but we have now learned that they have arrived in dubai. iran kept its word and we are learning from us officials they were not rescued by iran. they were forced into iranian custody by a boat crew who surrounded the ship that rescued them. >> john hannah, national security adviser to d...

>> reporter: us defense officials tell me there are no execute orders for us naval vessels to escort commercial ships through the strait of hormuz. us central command release this photo. the unexploded limpet mine removed from one of the tankers is the same type used to attack more oil tankers in the same area. united arab emirates presented evidence to the un security council the attacks were state-sponsored. oil prices increased by 4% following thursdays tanker attack but remain lower than whe...

The others. the 23 sailors detained by iran have been held for nearly two days against their will. the central command released this photo showing what is an unexploded mine attached to the hull of one of those attacked outside the the attacks. officials say this revolutionary guard boat removed that un exploded mine. u.s. officials say all 21 sailors from the japanese owned ship were treated around returned and prepared to tow the striken vessels back to port. iranian vessels near lurking. the ...

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Since 2011 and 300,000 jobs. i assume his complaint is with the tax code, not amazon." they have announced the 20 presidential candidates will take part in the first debate, joe biden, julian castro, even those with relatively low name recognition made the cut. >> shannon: thank you very much. this is a fox news alert, iranian officials are categorically rejecting secretary of state mike pompeos assertion that iran is responsible for attacks today on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman. the pent...

Attacks on iranian shipping. >> the attacks came a day after the u.s. added sanctions targeting irans islamic revolutionary corp. both oil tankers were carrying japanese petroleum products. one tanker was on fire but did not sink. 44 sailors had to be rescued at sea. the tankers just left ports in saudi arabia and the united arab emirates on route to asia. last month, four tankers were hit by mines. today the distress calls came eight minutes apart. according to the u.s. navys fifth fleet. centr...