US eyes Iran fast boats with ‘kill’ tactics tested in Venezuela drug-boat strikes

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. is preparing to take on Iran’s fast-attack boats using a playbook it already has tested in another theater — lethal strikes on small vessels tied to drug trafficking networks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Since September 2025, U.S. forces have conducted dozens of deadly … Read more

Strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5, leave 1 survivor in eastern Pacific, US military says

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of five people and leaving one survivor, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America while preparing a naval blockade of Iranian ports. The attacks … Read more

U.S. says 5 killed, 1 survivor in military strikes on alleged drug boats in eastern Pacific

The U.S. military said Sunday it had killed five more people on boats alleged to be trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific, with one person surviving the strikes, bringing the controversial campaign’s total death toll to at least 168. The strikes were carried out against two boats on April 11, U.S. Southern Command announced in … Read more

2 boats carrying aid to Cuba reported missing by Mexico

The Mexican navy said Thursday that it was searching for two boats transporting humanitarian aid to Cuba with crew members of several different nationalities on board. The vessels set sail March 20 from Isla Mujeres in Mexico’s southeastern state of Quintana Roo and were due to arrive in Havana on Tuesday or Wednesday this week, … Read more

Trump says the ‘present’ from Iran was ‘eight big boats of oil’

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. ‘I was away’: Trump justifies voting by mail in Florida election 00:55 Now Playing Trump says the ‘present’ from Iran was ‘eight big boats of oil’ 01:28 UP NEXT Trump: Iran is ‘begging to make a deal’ 00:55 US Military … Read more

2 dead, including teen girl, after boats carrying students capsize near site of new U.S. military base in Japan

Two boats carrying 21 people capsized Monday off Henoko, a controversial relocation site for a U.S. military base off Japan’s southern island of Okinawa, throwing all into the water and leaving two of them dead, officials said. The Japan Coast Guard said 18 of them were students from a Kyoto high school on two boats, … Read more

US destroys 16 Iranian mine boats as Strait of Hormuz oil showdown escalates

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. forces destroyed 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday, U.S. Central Command said, in what officials described as a move to prevent Tehran, Iran, from disrupting one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints. The strikes come as oil traffic through the strait … Read more