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US faces missile-defense crisis as Trump blocks Strait

8/1/2026

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U.S. General Alexus Grynkewich warned the Pentagon that without a destroyer the U.S. must choose between defending the U.S. and Israel from ballistic missiles.
U.S. sailors are blocking Iranian ports as President Donald Trump shuts the Strait of Hormuz.
Pentagon assessments say U.S. forces have shouldered defending Israel from Iranian and Houthi missile attacks.
Israel and the United States struck Iran on Feb. 28, a campaign viewed as an unpopular quagmire.

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U.S. General Alexus Grynkewich warned the Pentagon that without a destroyer the U.S. must choose between defending the U.S. and Israel from ballistic missiles.
U.S. sailors are blocking Iranian ports as President Donald Trump shuts the Strait of Hormuz.
Pentagon assessments say U.S. forces have shouldered defending Israel from Iranian and Houthi missile attacks.
Israel and the United States struck Iran on Feb. 28, a campaign viewed as an unpopular quagmire.