From USA TODAY.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is expected to speak at a press conference with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine about the war in Iran. The Pentagon news briefing comes as President Donald Trump’s threatened deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz approaches.

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