National News

Jun 5, 2026

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. forces intercepted multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones launched by Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf neighbors, June 5. Iran fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain hours after U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)…

Jun 5, 2026

The U.S. Navy will christen its newest John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oiler, USNS Thurgood Marshall (T-AO 211), during a 10 a.m. PDT ceremony on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) shipyard in San…

CENTCOM Disables Non-Compliant Vessel in Arabian Gulf
Jun 2, 2026

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. forces disabled an unladen oil tanker that was attempting to sail toward an Iranian port on the Arabian Gulf, June 2. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) enforced blockade measures against Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie as it transited international…

Economic Fury Targets Iranian Maritime Extortion
May 27, 2026

Treasury Sanctions Persian Gulf Strait Authority WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action against Iran’s so-called Persian Gulf Strait Authority, a new attempt by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to monetize its…

U.S. Blockade of Iran Reaches Milestone of Redirecting 100 Ships
May 23, 2026

TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces reached the milestone of redirecting more than 100 commercial vessels, May 23, while enforcing a maritime blockade against Iran. American forces began implementing the blockade April 13 against commercial ships entering and…