Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will give an update from the Pentagon on Thursday at 8 a.m. as U.S. forces blockade ships headed to and from Iranian ports through the Strait of Hormuz.
President Donald Trump has said the blockade will remain in place until Iran shows “they are serious about making a deal,” the Washington Examiner previously reported. The move followed failed peace talks with Iran, which had agreed to a two-week ceasefire, one that the U.S. has reportedly upheld.
Additionally, U.S. forces have continued military operations targeting “narco-terrorists” as part of Operation Southern Spear, with strikes earlier this week on suspected drug-trafficking boats leaving six suspected narco-traffickers dead.