A White House official tells my colleague Liz Landers the president is expected to give an operational update on the war and reiterate once again what the administration says has been consistent goals from the beginning of this war, destroying Iran's missile and missile production, its navy, ending support for proxies and ending its ability to have a nuclear weapon once and for all. And according to a text that we obtained today, it says -- quote -- "The resolution authorizes member states acting nationally or through voluntary multinational naval partnerships to use all necessary means, to measure it with the circumstances to secure transit, passage and to deter attempts to close, obstruct or otherwise interfere with international navigation through the Strait of Hormuz." But if it is, it would give Europe, it would give the Gulf the legal authorization to have a military operation in the Gulf after the U.S. and Israel essentially declare the war to be over in order to secure the strait moving forward.
Author: Nick Schifrin, Eliot Barnhart
Published at: 2026-04-01 22:55:13
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