Hegseth insists US has ‘control’ of Strait of Hormuz while pitching $1.5T War Dept spending spree
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Source: New York Post
Published: 2026-05-13 06:57 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Middle East, Military & Defence, Iran, Tax & Budget, World News, US Politics, War & Conflict
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WASHINGTON — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth insisted the US has “control” of the Strait of Hormuz during surprisingly civil testimony before House and Senate appropriators on the Pentagon’s wallet-busting $1.5 trillion budget plans.
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