U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday posted on social media that the United States military has started to clear the Strait of Hormuz, and that all of Iran’s minelaying ships have been sunk.

An Axios journalist, citing an unnamed US official, posted that 'several' US ships had crossed the strait on Saturday, though Iranian state TV soon after reported a denial from an official with Iran's

A US military plane has been damaged after a man broke into an airport and attacked the aircraft. The alarm was raised at 9.45am this morning after a man was seen in a restricted area of Shannon Airport,

The rapid escalation in the Middle East was also communicated by the Iranian side to its delegation in Islamabad.

Since Trump began his second term, his administration's use of the armed forces has left a growing number in the military unsettled, according to NPR interviews with service members and advocates.

The defense secretary said a “squirter” snuck through U.S. defenses and killed six soldiers in Kuwait. Survivors of the attack have pushed back.

However, the totals stop short of Iran’s military capabilities being “decimated” as the Republican president has asserted. Independent data from Armed Conflict Location & Ev

The statement came a day after Washington and Tehran agreed to a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, which halted six weeks of fighting.