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The discussions underscore how seriously the Trump administration is considering resuming attacks and could allow Trump to argue that it restarts the 60-day clock requires congressional authorization for war.

Without a replenished stockpile, the Defense Department may not be able to sustain many more months of Middle East operations. And any new conflict in Asia could present significant challenges, sources say.

A spokesman for U.S. Central Command said that the U.S. military “continues to defend our forces while using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire.”

Iran accused the United States on Tuesday of “a clear violation of the ceasefire” between the two countries after the U.S. launched what it called defensive strikes.

If President Trump decides to resume major combat operations in Iran, most of the targets left to strike are hidden or able to be moved around, sources say.

The strikes were near the city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, and the official described the strikes as defensive.

Both sides are accusing the other of violating their shaky ceasefire and further imperiling diplomatic efforts to end the war.

The U.S. military has not definitively identified any mines during repeated searches of the waterway, raising questions about how ‘robust' the threat may be, sources say.

Members of the military seeking tickets to the UFC fight on the South Lawn have to meet “all service-specific physical fitness test requirements” and pay their own travel expenses to the event, according to a Pentagon memo.

China may also have provided Iran with a long-range early-warning radar that spots stealth aircraft meant to evade detection, people familiar with the matter tell NBC News