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The president has said Tehran will suffer if American interests are threatened. But he has been vague about what his response might be, and the administration is divided.

The president has said Tehran will suffer if American interests are threatened. But he has been vague about what his response might be, and the administration is divided.

The ships came within 50 to 100 feet of each other, the U.S. Navy said, but the Americans and the Russians offered much different accounts.

The ships came within 50 to 100 feet of each other, the U.S. Navy said, but the Americans and the Russians offered much different accounts.

The White House again played down its directive to hide a Navy warship named after Senator John McCain as the Pentagon warned against politicizing the military.

The White House again played down its directive to hide a Navy warship named after Senator John McCain as the Pentagon warned against politicizing the military.

The acting secretary, Patrick Shanahan, who is facing a tough Senate confirmation battle, told reporters that “our business is to run military operations and not become politicized.”

The acting secretary, Patrick Shanahan, who is facing a tough Senate confirmation battle, told reporters that “our business is to run military operations and not become politicized.”

The White House coddles the president, even by disparaging a warship, its crew and a Navy hero.

The request was an effort to keep Mr. McCain’s name out of photographs while Mr. Trump was at a naval base in Japan.

The request was an effort to keep Mr. McCain’s name out of photographs while Mr. Trump was at a naval base in Japan.

While Navy officials insisted they did not hide the ship, they did give all of sailors aboard the day off on Tuesday as President Trump visited Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan.

While Navy officials insisted they did not hide the ship, they did give all of sailors aboard the day off on Tuesday as President Trump visited Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan.

A flap over politically themed patches worn by some American troops during President Trump’s visit of a warship in Japan has forced the Navy to review its policies.

A flap over politically themed patches worn by some American troops during President Trump’s visit of a warship in Japan has forced the Navy to review its policies.

No one at the Pentagon is saying that the objects are extraterrestrial, but the Navy has issued new classified guidance for reporting unexplained aerial phenomena.

No one at the Pentagon is saying that the objects are extraterrestrial, but the Navy has issued new classified guidance for reporting unexplained aerial phenomena.

No one at the Pentagon is saying that the objects are extraterrestrial, but the Navy has issued new classified guidance for reporting unexplained aerial phenomena.