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October 29, 2025

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