US keeps military option open in Strait of Hormuz, Hegseth tells Iran

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday the Trump administration is not ruling out military strikes against Iran, even as Washington announced new economic pressure described as "economic D-Day." Hegseth told reporters that "by no means are we foreclosing using kinetic strikes anywhere in the Strait of Hormuz or around Iran," adding that Tehran could not withstand the economic measures being imposed. State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott reiterated that President Trump remains committed to preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, saying the objective would be completed "one way or another."


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