Pete Hegseth on Strait of Hormuz: 'Don't need to worry about it'
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The Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical chokepoint for oil shipments, has been effectively closed since the U.S. and Israel began the war on Iran.
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In this article USO Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 2, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday brushed aside concerns that the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz because of the Iran war, which has spiked oil prices, would continue being a problem for the U.S. and the world for much longer. "We have been dealing with it, and don't need to worry about it," Hegseth said at a Pentagon press briefing. Hegseth criticized media reports that have said the United States military did not have a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz before the war began, saying there were plans. Asked how soon the Strait of Hormuz would be open to ship traffic, "The only thing preventing transit in the strait right now is Iran shooting at shipping "That's not a strait that were not going to allow to be contested or without a flow of goods," Hegseth said. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Dan Caine, when asked about removing mines from the Strait of Hormuz laid by Iran, said, "We retain a range of options to solve a whole variety of problems." Read more U.S.-Iran war news U.S. forces sink 16 Iranian minelayers as reports say Tehran is mining the Strait of Hormuz Iran sends millions of oil barrels to China through Strait of Hormuz even as war chokes the waterway Former Israeli Ambassador: Iran war won't end in a few days Prediction markets face questions amid Iran war, nuclear detonation wagers Russia told Trump it has not shared intelligence with Iran during war, Witkoff says Oil retreats even after Energy Secretary wrongly claims Navy escorted tanker through Strait of Hormuz Strait of Hormuz will partially reopen in 2-3 weeks: David Roche The Iran war threatens LPG supply. India's restaurants are in trouble Iran defends strikes on Gulf neighbors — but they say trust is broken Why China can withstan...
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