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Hegseth: Iran Has Lost Strait of Hormuz Bargaining Chip

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth argued Tuesday morning that the United States has removed Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz as a bargaining chip in negotiations by gaining control of the vital global shipping lane.

“For too long Iran has been harassing ships, shooting at civilian tankers from all nations, and trying to impose a tolling system,” Hegseth said. “Two U.S. commercial ships, along with American destroyers, have already safely transited the strait, showing the lane is clear.”

He continued, “We know the Iranians are embarrassed by this fact. They said they controlled the strait. They do not.”

Roughly a fifth of the world’s oil trade passed through the strait before the war. The threat of Iranian attacks has effectively paralyzed traffic in the global shipping lane, resulting in heightened oil prices, and pain for Americans at the pump.

Hegseth delivered his remarks a day after the United States sank Iranian boats that President Donald Trump said had attacked a South Korean vessel.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said that negotiations and efforts to continue them are still going on “in real time,”........

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