In light of this continued threat and in coordination with our partners and allies, the department is increasing our presence and ability to monitor the strait and surrounding waters. One attempt included an Iranian Navy ship firing upon the merchant vessel. interests and safeguard freedom of navigation in the region.Īs you'll remember, on July 5th, the Iranian Navy attempted to illegally seize two merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman.
Central Command Area of Responsibility to defend U.S. Shifting to the CENTCOM Area of Operations, in response to a number of recent alarming events in the Strait of Hormuz, the Secretary of Defense has ordered the deployment of the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, F-35 fighters and F-16 fighters to the U.S. They will join ministers of defense and chiefs of defense from nearly 50 nations from around the world to discuss Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine and continue close coordination to provide Ukraine with the security assistance they need to protect their people and defend their country. Hopefully, you've already gotten it in your email, but it should be online at .Īnd just to reiterate, speaking of UDGC, Secretary Austin and Chairman Milley will host a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group tomorrow morning. A full readout of that call will be posted.
So earlier today, Secretary Austin spoke with Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov to discuss security assistance to Ukraine and to receive an update on operations in advance of tomorrow's Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting. Just a few items here at the top, and then I'd be happy to take some of your questions. DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY SABRINA SINGH: Hi, everyone.
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