Trump, in a post on his Truth Social site, gave few details about the operation, including whether the U.S. Navy would be involved

International News via Reuters:

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States would begin an effort to free up ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday morning.

Trump, in a post on his Truth Social site, gave few details about the operation, including whether the U.S. Navy would be involved. He described the effort as a “humanitarian gesture” meant only to aid neutral countries that were not involved in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. 

“For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business,” Trump wrote in the post.

The White House and the Pentagon did not immediately respond to requests for additional information. 

Reporting by Katharine Jackson; Editing by Nia Williams

Cole Tomas Allen is accused of storming a security checkpoint and firing a shotgun in the foyer leading to the White ​House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25

International News via Reuters:

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Sunday that the government has evidence that a federal agent was shot by the suspect in custody during an alleged attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner last weekend.

“We now can establish that a pellet that came from the buckshot from the defendant’s Mossberg pump-action shotgun was intertwined with the fiber of the vest of the Secret Service officer,” Pirro said during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” 

“It is definitively his bullet,” Pirro said.

Cole Tomas Allen is accused of storming a security checkpoint and firing a shotgun in the foyer leading to the White ​House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25. Allen is charged with attempted ⁠assassination, ​discharging a firearm during a crime ​of violence and illegally transporting guns and ammunition across state lines. He has not yet entered a plea.

Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday there could be more charges filed as the investigation continues.

“I expect in the next week or so, there will be more information coming out. Obviously, assuming the investigation moves forward, there will be an indictment forthcoming. And all that is typical of what happens,” Blanche said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Reporting by Michael S. Derby and Doina Chiacu; editing by Scott Malone and Nia Williams