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Urgent: U.S. not allow shipping in Strait of Hormuz "to be contested": Hegseth

Xinhua
| March 13, 2026
2026-03-13

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The United States will not allow shipping in the Strait of Hormuz "to be contested" by Iran, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on a Friday news briefing.

There is no clear evidence that Iran has placed mines in the Strait of Hormuz, he said. Enditem

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