STATEMENT◌ SINGLE SOURCE
U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth states the U.S. is not ruling out kinetic (military) strikes in the Strait of Hormuz region against Iran, signaling potential military escalation.
📍 Strait of Hormuz, Persian Gulf · Pete Hegseth (United States Secretary of Defense) · 2026-08-26 · Single-source report · confidence 7.0
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