Watch live: Hegseth, Caine brief on Iran as Strait of Hormuz tensions bubble over

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine will brief reporters Tuesday morning on the Iran war — as tensions escalate in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening the already-fragile ceasefire.

The conflict hit the 60-day mark last week, though the Trump administration has argued the temporary truce stopped the clock established under the War Powers Act to give the president authority to deploy troops without congressional approval. President Trump has already called the timeline........

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