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Pentagon Carries Out Another Three Strikes Against Vessels in the Pacific Ocean

HeadlineOct 29, 2025

The Pentagon confirmed Monday it had carried out another three military strikes on four vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing at least 14 people. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth again claimed the boats were being used for narcotrafficking, without providing any evidence. One survivor was rescued by Mexican Navy authorities about 400 miles from the coast of Acapulco, as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday her government does not support the strikes. Since September, the U.S. has carried out attacks on at least 13 boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean, killing a total of more than 50 people, in strikes that have been widely condemned as illegal.

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