The U.S. military said it has carried out a strike Thursday (5 February) on a vessel allegedly engaged in narco-trafficking in the Eastern Pacific, according to the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), killing two people.
"Two narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed," SOUTHCOM said on the U.S. social media company X’s platform.
“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” the U.S. military said in the statement.
The strike was carried out by Joint Task Force Southern Spear under the direction of Commander General Francis L. Donovan, who assumed command of SOUTHCOM on Thursday during a ceremony at the Pentagon.
Earlier on Thursday, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said some senior cartel drug traffickers operating within SOUTHCOM’s area of responsibility had “decided to cease all narcotics operations indefinitely” following what he described as recent, highly effective kinetic strikes in the Caribbean.
Hegseth did not provide further details or evidence to support the claim.
U.S. authorities have defended recent seizures and strikes, saying the targeted vessels are part of an illicit maritime network used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.
Washington alleges the proceeds from these shipments help fund foreign terrorist organisations.
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The Strait of Hormuz has become a focal point of global concern as tensions rise following the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel. Tehran has threatened to block the strategic waterway, raising fears of disruption to global oil shipments and energy markets.
China has raised the retail prices of petrol and diesel after global oil prices climbed sharply. The country’s top economic planning body, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), announced the move after reviewing international oil market trends.
Azerbaijan is evacuating nearly 200 people from the Middle East on a special charter flight departing from Oman.
Tensions in the region remained high on Tuesday (10 March), as the United States and Iran exchanged increasingly sharp warnings, including threats over the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for global oil supplies.
Global oil prices surpassed $119 a barrel on Monday (9 March, 2026), an almost four year high, as the Middle East conflict rumbled on.
China has urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to resolve their dispute through dialogue after Chinese envoy Yue Xiaoyong met Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, as fighting between the two neighbours entered its eleventh day.
Entry and exit across the state border between Azerbaijan and Iran for all types of cargo vehicles, including those in transit, will resume on 9 March, according to a statement by the Cabinet of Ministers of Azerbaijan.
Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father Ali Khamenei as supreme leader on Monday (9 March), signaling that hardliners remain firmly in charge, as the week-old U.S.-Israeli war with Iran pushed oil above $100 a barrel.
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British MPs have rejected a proposal to introduce an Australia-style ban on social media for under-16s, opting instead to give ministers flexible powers to impose restrictions on platforms.
Australia has granted humanitarian visas to five Iranian women footballers who sought asylum, fearing persecution after refusing to sing their national anthem at an Asia Cup match.
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