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Search results for "US military says it will start blockade of all ships going to and from Iran on Monday"

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Byron Donalds stated on April 12, 2026 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":
The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."
By Louis Jacobson, Zoe Weyand• April 14, 2026
Social Media stated on April 19, 2026 in social media posts:
Video shows the United States’ April 19, 2026, strike on an Iranian cargo ship.
By Loreben Tuquero• April 20, 2026
Facebook posts stated on February 14, 2022 in a post:
“Trudeau declares Emergencies Act amounting to near martial law in Canada.”
By Monique Curet• February 17, 2022
Johnny Isakson stated on September 13, 2013 in a statement:
On support for a military strike on Syria
By Janel Davis, Eric Stirgus• September 13, 2013
Social Media stated on March 01, 2026 in social media posts:
Videos show Iranian missiles struck and damaged the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
By Loreben Tuquero• March 2, 2026
Donald Trump stated on August 03, 2016 in a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.:
Says he saw videotape "of the people taking the money off the plane" to pay ransom to Iran for hostages.
By Louis Jacobson• August 5, 2016
Barack Obama stated on April 05, 2015 in an interview with the 'New York Times.':
"Iran’s defense budget is $30 billion. Our defense budget is closer to $600 billion."
By Jon Greenberg• April 9, 2015
Chain message stated on March 23, 2020 in a Snapchat screenshot:
Says "special military helicopters will spray pesticide against the Corona virus in the skies all over the country."
By Daniel Funke• March 24, 2020
Adam Hasner stated on September 24, 2012 in a press release from the Mitt Romney campaign:
"President Obama decided not to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York."
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• September 25, 2012
Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2020 in a White House address:
"The American military has been completely rebuilt under my administration at a cost of $2.5 trillion."
By Bill McCarthy• January 10, 2020
Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2026 in a press conference:
Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 10, 2026
Jon Stewart stated on July 21, 2015 in an interview on "The Daily Show":
The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis."
By Anna Bruzgulis• July 23, 2015
Dick Cheney stated on May 18, 2014 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday":
In the Georgia-Russia conflict, "we flew a brigade of Georgian soldiers" from Iran to Georgia and "sent U.S. ships into the Black Sea and provided various kinds of supplies."  
By Jon Greenberg• May 19, 2014
Chris Christie stated on December 15, 2015 in a Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas:
Says the Obama administration invited "Russia into Syria."
By Louis Jacobson• December 21, 2015
Marco Rubio stated on April 25, 2015 in a speech at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Summit:
The United States "is not building the aircraft, the long-range bombers, the additional aircraft carriers, the nuclear submarines."
By Amy Sherman• May 5, 2015
Pete Hegseth stated on March 24, 2025 in an interview:
"Nobody was texting war plans" in the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.
By Grace Abels, Amy Sherman• March 26, 2025
Emergency Committee for Israel stated on December 19, 2012 in an ad:
"While President Obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear Iran, Hagel says military action is not a viable, feasible, responsible option."
By Amy Sherman• January 8, 2013
Facebook posts stated on October 15, 2023 in a Facebook video:
A video shows President Joe Biden invoking the Selective Service Act.
By Loreben Tuquero• October 17, 2023
Facebook posts stated on January 10, 2020 in a Facebook post:
In 1988, in response to Iran’s attack on the U.S.S. Samuel Roberts, President Ronald Reagan "destroyed half of Iran’s Navy."  
By Tom Kertscher• January 15, 2020
Lindsey Graham stated on October 05, 2014 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
Under sequestration, the military was cut "down to the smallest Army since 1940, the smallest Navy since 1915."
By Lauren Carroll• October 5, 2014

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