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US responds to bizarre claims about kamikaze dolphins in the Strait of Hormuz
General Caine said the safety corridor in the key waterway for oil and gas transport involves guided-missile destroyers, more than 100 aircraft and 15,000 service members.
Hegseth said the forces prefer a peaceful effort to ‘guide’ the more than 22,500 mariners stuck on more than 1,550 vessels out of the Persian Gulf, but are ready if needs change.
‘This is a temporary mission for us,’ Hegseth said. ‘We expect the world to step up.’
General Caine told reporters at the Pentagon that Iran’s recent acts of aggression are below the threshold of ‘major combat operations’.
That means Tehran, in the Trump administration’s view, has not violated the tenuous ceasefire between the US and Iran.
The Pentagon update came after the United Arab Emirates said Iran fired missiles and drones at it.
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