A U.S. Navy unmanned surface vessel pulled off a remarkable rescue in the volatile waters near the Strait of Hormuz Monday, retrieving two American Apache helicopter pilots after their gunship went down during patrol operations.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday the United States will reopen the Strait of Hormuz with or without Iran's cooperation, as Washington and Tehran close in on a peace deal that could end the war and relieve the worst energy crisis in a generation.
President Trump provided an update on negotiations with Iran, urging other Middle Eastern countries to join the Abraham Accords after "all the work done by the United States to try and pull this very complex puzzle together."
President Trump said Friday he did not ask Chinese President Xi Jinping to pressure Iran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil corridor that Tehran blockaded in early March after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes targeted the Islamic republic.
As President Donald Trump meets face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, his administration is making an aggressive push to recruit America's top economic rival into the fight against Iranian aggression in the Persian Gulf.
President Trump on Thursday ordered the U.S. Navy to destroy any vessel caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, issuing a blunt warning to Iran as tensions in the region escalate into open confrontation.
