Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at American allies Friday for not committing naval forces to forcibly re-open the Strait of Hormuz after Iran shut down the key waterway in retaliation to U.S.-Israeli attacks.
During a Pentagon briefing with Joint Chiefs of Staff chair General Dan Caine, Hegseth implied that European and Asian countries were not sufficiently grateful for the U.S.-led war, which he called “a gift to the world” from President Donald Trump, citing the administration's purported goal of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
