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Trump Asks Pentagon to Look at Panama Canal Options

Trump White House has asked U.S. military to develop options for the Panama Canal, officials say

Potential plans range from partnering more closely with Panamanian security forces to a less likely option of U.S. troops' seizing the canal by force, U.S. officials told NBC News.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Pentagon Asked for Military Options to Access Panama Canal, Officials Say

President Donald Trump has said repeatedly he wants to "take back" the Panama Canal, which is located at the narrowest part of the isthmus between North and South America and is considered one of the world's most strategically important waterways,

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Pentagon tasked with providing ‘military options’ to ensure US access to Panama Canal, memo says

American access to the Panama Canal, one of several new directives outlined in what amounts to a major overhaul of US strategic priorities, according to a new memo that was sent to senior leaders and reviewed by CNN.

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Who really controls the Panama Canal?

China’s presence in Panama has expanded rapidly, sparking fears in Washington. But Panama has already started shifting its ...

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Panama president calls Trump’s talk of ‘reclaiming’ the Panama Canal a lie

in Colon, Panama, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File) Containers are stacked on a cargo ship moving through ...

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BlackRock strikes deal to bring ports on both sides of Panama Canal under American control

A Hong Kong-based conglomerate has agreed to sell its controlling stake in a subsidiary that operates ports near the Panama ...

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Trump, Rubio and the Panama Canal rhumba

The second, The Panama Canal Treaty stated that the Canal Zone would cease to exist on Oct ... on the Atlantic/Caribbean side is the Port of Colon and Balboa on the Pacific side, nearby ...

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Roosevelt's Message to Congress

going over the Canal Zone with considerable care; and also visited the cities of Panama and Colon, which are not in the Zone or under the United States flag, but as to which the United ...

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Panama's President Denies Deal for US Ships to Use Canal for Free

The State Department said Wednesday that "U.S. government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees." ...

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Can the US take back the Panama Canal? Why does Trump want it?

Of the many sweeping changes President Trump has been focused on during his return to the White House is control over the Panama Canal. Since winning the 2024 election, Trump has mused over ...

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Panama's president denies making a deal that US warships can transit the canal for free

PANAMA CITY ... fees to transit a zone that we are obligated to protect in a time of conflict.” Rubio had carried a message from Trump that China's influence at the canal was unacceptable.

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Mapping China’s influence around the Panama Canal

President Donald Trump has made repeated claims that China “operates” the Panama Canal in recent weeks and has threatened to take back the waterway to block what he sees as Beijing’s ...

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