Secretary of War Pete Hegseth insisted the US has “control” of the Strait of Hormuz during testimony before House and Senate appropriators on the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget plans.
Hegseth insists US has ‘control’ of Strait of Hormuz while pitching $1.5T War Department spending spree
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May 12, 2026
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