"Don't need to worry about it": US War Secy dismisses Khamenei's call for 'continued blockade' of Strait of Hormuz

Iran Herald · March 13, 2026 War

Washington DC [US], March 13 (ANI): US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Friday dismissed concerns over the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's, call for a continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict in West Asia, saying the US is fully prepared to ensure freedom of navigation in the strategic waterway.