CNN is learning new details about the sudden firing of the Navy Secretary in the middle of the war with Iran. CNN’s Kristen Holmes reports on OutFront.

John Phelan, the US navy secretary, has been fired by Pete Hegseth, according to reports. The Pentagon confirmed Mr Phelan has left his post after months of simmering tension with Mr Hegseth, the US secretary of defence,

The service is looking at how superior Ford-class carriers are to Nimitz-class carriers, said the recently ousted Navy Secretary John Phelan.

Secretary of the Navy John Phelan was ousted from his position Wednesday, six sources familiar with the matter told CNN, amid tension Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his implementation of shipbuilding reform and his close relationship with President Donald Trump.

Navy Secretary John Phelan has been fired, a U.S. official and a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in another wartime shakeup at the

WASHINGTON — The US seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship after “blowing a hole” in its engine room when it tried to break past the Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump revealed Sunday.

USS Spruance ran through procedure with the Iranian-flagged vessel before finally opening fire with its deck gun when the boat didn't comply.

An April 1 test saw the munition deployed from an F/A-18 Super Hornet, fly approximately 200 miles in 34 minutes and strike within meters of its target.

A US Navy sailor en route to the Strait of Hormuz was temporarily withdrawn after being scratched by a monkey in Thailand, according to reports.