U.S. won't allow shipping in Strait of Hormuz "to be contested": Hegseth

Iran Herald · March 13, 2026 War

Hegseth threatened that "today will be yet again, the highest volume of strikes that America has put over the skies of Iran and Tehran. " WASHINGTON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The United States will not allow shipping in the Strait of Hormuz "to be contested" by Iran, U. S.