House lawmakers had been scheduled to hear testimony next week from the head of military operations in the Middle East, but the Republican majority postponed the hearing until late May.
The U.S. military has provided few details on how it might carry out President Trump’s orders as he seeks to pressure Tehran on a peace deal. But history and established practices offer some clues.
Iran denied that the American destroyers had entered the strait, as negotiations for an extended cease-fire continued in Islamabad.
The U.S. had demanded that Iran immediately reopen the strait to all maritime traffic, but Iran said it would do so only after a final peace deal, according to Iranian officials.
The lack of a breakthrough after 21 hours of negotiations leaves the Trump administration facing several unpalatable options.
Additional images and video build on an earlier analysis, which the Pentagon has disputed, showing Precision Strike Missiles, or PrSMs, hit a sports hall and residential areas in the Iranian city of Lamerd.
Official social media accounts for Iranian embassies have engaged in information warfare, but the ones in Africa appear to have taken the lead on the attacks.
President Trump is citing the unwillingness of European nations to back the United States in the conflict as another reason to scale back or abandon the alliance. And he still wants Greenland.
President Trump said that “we have already met and exceeded” his military objectives. But his goals are largely unresolved.
President Trump said “we have already met and exceeded” his military objectives. But his goals are largely unresolved.