Live updates: Hegseth holds press briefing as US, Iran exchange fire over Strait of Hormuz

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine are holding a press briefing Tuesday morning at the Pentagon on the war in Iran as tensions flare over the Strait of Hormuz. On Monday, the U.S. military destroyed six Iranian small boats after Tehran opened fire on U.S. warships in the…

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Live updates: Hegseth holds press briefing as US, Iran exchange fire over Strait of Hormuz
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Live updates: Hegseth holds press briefing as US, Iran exchange fire over Strait of Hormuz

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine are holding a press briefing Tuesday morning at the Pentagon on the war in Iran as tensions flare over the Strait of Hormuz. On Monday, the U.S. military destroyed six Iranian small boats after Tehran opened fire on U.S. warships in the…

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