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What recent military decisions has President Trump made regarding Iran?
Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. President Trump is pausing the U.S. military effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump announced the decision on social media Tuesday, saying the pause is for a short period to give space to talks on an agreement to end the Iran war. Trump says the military blockade of Iranian ports remains in place.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke about the blockade earlier in the day.
You can't have a situation in which the straits are close to everyone else, but they benefit from the piracy. That can't happen. That's why the blockade is in place, and that's why these sanctions are crippling them.
Rubio and other senior administration officials said Tuesday that Iran cannot be allowed to control traffic through the strait. But while he told reporters at the White House that the main military operation is over, the U.S. will respond if attacked. U.S. military says it has destroyed another small boat in the eastern Pacific. U.S.
Southern Command has posted surveillance video on social media showing the boat exploding into flames. The military claims the boat was carrying narcotics. and says three people were killed. The Trump administration announced last year that it is at war with transnational drug cartels.
The Border Security Expo is where private companies connect with federal government leaders on all things border security. This year's conference in Phoenix, Arizona welcomed top White House officials, as NPR's Yamina Bastio reports.
White House Border Czar Tom Homan kicked off the expo, and while the focus of this event is on the technology, equipment, and policies that secure the borders of the U.S., Homan took the opportunity to also tout the administration's continued goal of mass deportations.
Mass deportation promise will happen. This past year, we had record numbers of arrests, and we'll beat that record this year.
Homeland Security officials say money from Congress has allowed agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hire 2,500 lawyers to practice in immigration court and 11,000 deportation officers. Ximena Bustillo, NPR News, Phoenix.
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