49 mins agoPentagon reups Trump’s warning to Iran on Strait of Hormuz, addresses possibly escorting oil tankers
The Pentagon reiterated President Donald Trump’s warning to Iran should the regime block the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz and addressed the possibility of the U.S. escorting oil tanking through the strategic waterway.
At a press conference Tuesday, Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said the Pentagon is looking at a “range of options” when it comes to possibly escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz.
“On the potential, if tasked to escort, we’ll look at the range of options to set the military conditions to be able to do that. And then, like we always do with every potential mission, come to the secretary and the president with both,” Caine said Tuesday.
“What are the resources required? What is the command and control required, and what are the risks and how do we mitigate those risks? So we’re looking at a range of options there and we’ll figure out how to solve problems as they come to us,” he added.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth then referenced Trump’s Monday night Truth Social Post. Trump wrote in part, “If Iran does anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far.”
“He goes on to say, ‘death, fire and fury’ will rain upon them,” Hegseth said of Trump’s post at Tuesday’s press conference. “You’ve you’ve seen the Truth and read it. But he takes very seriously the condition of that strait.”
“We have capabilities that no other nation on earth has, and we’re certainly working with our energy partners across the administration to control for that,” Hegseth added. “That’s part of that scoping of this. The world needs to understand this doesn’t have, this isn’t intended to be nor is it something that will expand. We know exactly what we’re attempting to achieve here, scoped properly. And the American people can count on that for sure.”