U.S. said eyeing armed move in Gulf strait

The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be an unheard-of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels, American officials told The Associated Press on Thursday.

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