Cole Allen remains in custody after being charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump

A reminder that my colleagues are coveting the latest developments out of the Middle East. This comes after Donald Trump said that the US will “guide” ships trapped in the Gulf by the war through a southern route of the strait of Hormuz, even as Tehran insists that any such transits will have to be coordinated with its armed forces.

Most recently, US Central Command (Centcom) denied that one of its warships trying to pass through the strait of had been struck by Iranian missiles. Centcom added that no US Navy ships have been struck.

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