WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth argued Tuesday that the cease-fire with Iran is still in effect despite a spike in hostilities from Tehran on Monday and America’s top general acknowledging that Iran has launched at least 10 attacks against US forces since the pause began April 8.
“Not over. Ultimately, this is a separate and distinct project,” Hegseth told reporters at the Pentagon while discussing the Trump administration’s bid to force the Strait of Hormuz open. “We said we would defend and defend aggressively, and we absolutely have.”
“The president is going to make a decision whether anything were to escalate into a violation of a cease-fire,” Hegseth went on. “Certainly, we would urge Iran to be prudent in the actions that they take to keep that underneath this threshold. This is about the straits. This is about freedom of navigation. This is about international waterways. This is about the free flow of commerce.”
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