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;Resize=(620)) President Donald Trump in a morning social media post ordered the U.S. military to "shoot and kill" Iranian small boats choking the Strait of Hormuz after seizing another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil.
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A decades-old law allows the president to wage war without congressional approval for 60 days, then limits his options for continuing. President Trump may seek to get around it.
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;Resize=(620)) U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving his job, the Pentagon abruptly announced Wednesday, the first head of a military service to depart during President Donald Trump's second term but just the latest top defence leader to step down or be ousted.
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Navy Secretary John Phelan will leave the Trump administration "effective immediately," the Pentagon announced Wednesday, marking the latest departure of a top defense official this year."On behalf of the Secretary of War and Deputy Secretary of War, we are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy," chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement posted on X.Parnell did not provide a reason for Phelan's exit, but said that the
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