Iran has vowed to retaliate against the United States after it fired upon and seized a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. “Trump, by imposing a blockade and violating the ceasefire, seeks, in his view, to turn the negotiating table into a table of surrender or to justify renewed warmongering,” said Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Ghalibaf led the Iranian delegation in the failed talks with Vice President J.D. Vance in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11th. Vance Fails In Iran: No Peace Deal According to state media, as reported by NBC News, the ministry called the Sunday night cargo vessel seizure of the Touska commercial vessel an “illegal and brutal act” that “constitutes piracy and a terrorist action.” It said the seizure near Iran’s coast in the Sea of Oman was “another clear breach” of the two-week U.S.-Iran ceasefire, which expires Wednesday. US Seizes An Iranian-Flagged Cargo Ship The U.S. claimed that the Touska attempted to breach its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, so it fired upon it and seized it. The Iranian foreign ministry said it had brought the matter to the United Nations’ attention and that Iran would do everything in its power to defend its…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A growing wave of residential burglaries across Los Angeles County is raising alarm among residents and prompting a surge in police resources as city leaders promise a crackdown.Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced she has directed the LAPD to strategically deploy additional patrols along Ventura Boulevard following a string of break-ins in neighborhoods including Sherman Oaks, Encino and North Hollywood.”The safety of every Angeleno is my number one priority. The City has zero tolerance for these recent burglaries,” Bass said. “Residents deserve to feel safe in their communities, especially in their homes, and we will continue to deploy the resources necessary to keep people safe.”The latest incident occurred early Tuesday, when suspects attempted to break into a home on Noble Avenue in Sherman Oaks around 1:30 a.m., according to police. Investigators told FOX 11 Los Angeles that the burglars shattered a rear window but fled after realizing the residents were inside.CALIFORNIA LOOTERS NOW FACE ‘HARD-CHARGING’ CONSEQUENCES AFTER BLUE STATE ABANDONED SOFT-ON-CRIME APPROACH Authorities say the attempted break-in is part of a broader spike in crimes that began around April 10, echoing similar burglary patterns seen in the San Fernando Valley in recent…

As demand surges for one of the military’s most in-demand missile interceptors, the Navy is preparing to bring it to sea. The service plans to integrate the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor into its Aegis Combat System for the first time, Lockheed Martin announced in a Tuesday statement, as demand for the missile grows and the Pentagon expands production. The Army uses the interceptor missile, known as the PAC-3 MSE, in its Patriot air defense system, and the move will bring the interceptor aboard the Navy’s ships for use within the Aegis system to detect and intercept incoming aerial threats.The Aegis is an automated naval weapons system incorporated onto destroyers and cruisers that uses an advanced radar system to identify and track and then guide missiles like Standard Missile surface-to-air weapons. It can track over 100 targets at a time. Now, Lockheed Martin has been awarded a “multi-million” dollar contract to incorporate PAC-3 MSE missiles into the system, according to the company’s statement. It did not specify a specific dollar amount or timeline for the testing or integration.“This integration further expands the capability of Aegis to engage missile threats at multiple layers, enabling a more comprehensive and effective defense against evolving threats, ensuring the warfighter has…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Howard County Police Department in Maryland released surveillance footage of a suspect opening fire inside a gas station during what investigators believe to have been an attempted robbery.In the footage, which does not include any sound, the woman can be seen holding the gun and speaking before eventually shooting.The incident occurred on Friday. The police shared the video on Monday, offering up to $2,500 for information that leads to the suspect.POLICE IDENTIFY SUSPECT WHO KILLED EIGHT KIDS, MOST BELIEVED TO BE HIS OWN, AFTER MULTI SCENE DOMESTIC RAMPAGE A reward of up to $1,000 had previously been offered.”At approximately 7:43 p.m. April 17 police were called to the Shell gas station in the 7200 block of Cradlerock Way in Columbia for a report of a shooting,” police said in a statement.2 KILLED IN NORTH CAROLINA WHEN ‘PLANNED’ FIGHT ESCALATES INTO SHOOTING NEAR MIDDLE SCHOOL “An adult male gas station employee was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center with serious injuries,” the department continued. “Through preliminary investigation detectives believe a single suspect fired shots during an attempted robbery before fleeing the scene. No one else was injured.”The update issued…

The head of the U.S. command for the Indo-Pacific region on Tuesday stressed the importance of Taiwan passing its stalled defense budget, saying the United States “can’t want Taiwan’s defense more than they want it itself.”“It’s not a chicken and the egg, because you’re not going to get chicken or eggs if you starve the chicken,” Adm. Samuel Paparo told a hearing of the Senate Committee on Armed Services.“So it’s very important for them to fund their own defense,” he said, when asked about the stalled talks.Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te last year proposed $40 billion in extra defense spending to counter China, which views the island as its own territory.Taiwan’s parliament, where the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party has a majority, is continuing to debate the government’s plan and competing, less expensive proposals.Washington is obliged under U.S. law to provide Taiwan with the means to defend itself, and American senators have sought to reassure Taiwan that the U.S. will approve another round of arms sales worth as much as $14 billion soon.A group of 37 bipartisan U.S. lawmakers wrote to senior Taiwanese politicians in February expressing concern about the parliament stalling defense spending plans and a separate group of U.S. lawmakers…

A senior United States delegation team met with Cuban government officials in Cuba as the Trump administration ramps up its efforts to pressure Havana into a deal. The U.S. is continuing to exert an economic stranglehold on the island. The senior State Department delegation, which visited the island in recent weeks, stressed that time was running out for Havana “to make key U.S.-backed reforms before circumstances irreversibly worsen,” a U.S. State Department official told CNN. Cuba recently responded to threats from U.S. President Donald Trump that he would be able to take over Cuba with military force. Trump: “I Do Believe I’ll Be…Having The Honor of Taking Cuba” Trump said he would have the “honor” of taking Cuba, to which the island replied that it is not afraid of war and it would engage its entire populace to fight the U.S. if necessary. Cuba Responds To Trump’s War Mongering: We Are “Not Afraid Of War” According to the State Department official, the US delegation stressed “Cuba’s need to make significant economic and governance reforms to enhance competitiveness, attract foreign investment, and allow private sector-led growth.” On Monday, a top Cuban official confirmed that a meeting between Cuban and U.S. delegations…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mike Vrabel addressed the Diana Russini matter in person for the first time on Tuesday, as the New England Patriots began media availabilities during their offseason conditioning program.To begin: No, he didn’t admit or deny anything.But there was an underlying tone of contrition. But there was no apology about anything.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Yeah, too late”I’ve had some difficult conversations with people that I care about, with my family, the organization, the coaches, the players. Those have been positive and productive, ” Vrabel told reporters at the start of his first press conference since the saga and photos attached to it became public.”We believe in order to be successful on and off the field, you have to make a good decisions. That includes me. That starts with me. I never want our actions to negatively affect the team. We never want to be the cause of a distraction.”Vrabel and Russini were photographed together at a Sedona, Arizona private resort by an unknown person who sold the photos to the New York Post, which published them on Page Six.The photos of the head coach and NFL reporter sunbathing by…

The United States did not move a key missile defense system from South Korea to the Middle East for the Iran war, the commander of U.S. forces in Korea said on Tuesday.The Washington Post reported in March that the Pentagon was moving parts of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to the Middle East from South Korea, citing two officials.The U.S.-made THAAD system is used for high-altitude interception of ballistic missiles and it was deployed in South Korea to guard against nuclear-armed North Korea.The commander of U.S. Forces in Korea, Gen. Xavier Brunson, was asked at a Senate committee hearing by Democratic Senator Gary Peters about South Korean concerns that moving THAAD weakened deterrence against North Korea.“We have not moved any THAAD systems, so THAAD still remains on the peninsula currently, but we are sending munitions forward, and those are sitting right now waiting to move,” Brunson said.“So there were previous moves, where radars were taken forward. This was in advance of Midnight Hammer,” he said referring to U.S. attacks on Iran last June.“Some of those things have not come back yet, but the THAAD systems themselves … remain on peninsula,” he said, adding that he expected them…