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.

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.

President Donald Trump reportedly instructed the U.S. military to draw up plans to increase U.S. troop presence in the Panama

President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to prepare plans for carrying out his threat to "take back" the Panama Canal, including by military force if needed, two U.S. officials familiar with the situation told NBC News Thursday.

Donald Trump has said repeatedly that he wants to “take back” the Panama Canal but has not offered specifics about how he would do so. Here is an explanation of the history and laws governing the critical waterway.

President Donald Trump has instructed the US military to prepare plans to seize the Panama Canal in his bid to “reclaim” the waterway. Reuters reports that the US Southern Command has developed an array of potential plans to ensure that America has full access to the Panama Canal.

The Trump administration has asked the U.S. military to draw up options for retaking the Panama Canal.

The White House has asked the United States military to draw up plans for how it might seize the Panama Canal “by force,” a bombshell report revealed Thursday. The alleged directive comes a week after President Donald Trump told lawmakers in his joint address to Congress he would be “reclaiming” the vital waterway to “further enhance our national security.

A new report claims that President Donald Trump has given the U.S. military orders to come up with options to reclaim the Panama Canal.