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Hegseth: "If Iran blocks oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz, it will face a far stronger attack"
Minseung Kang
Summary
- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he warned that a forceful military response would follow if Iran disrupts oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Defense Secretary Hegseth said President Trump is taking the situation in the Strait of Hormuz very seriously.
- He said that if Iran takes any action to block the flow of oil, it will face a much stronger attack than before.

The US defense secretary warned that a forceful military response would follow if Iran disrupts oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
According to a breaking news report posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Walter Bloomberg on the 10th, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, "President Trump is taking the situation in the Strait of Hormuz very seriously."
He added, "If Iran takes any action to block the flow of oil in the Strait of Hormuz, they will be subjected to a much stronger attack than before."

Minseung Kang
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