{"id":73081,"date":"2026-03-31T11:57:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/pete-hegseth-dan-caine-hold-news-briefing-as-iran-strikes-kuwaiti-oil-tanker\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:57:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:57:05","slug":"pete-hegseth-dan-caine-hold-news-briefing-as-iran-strikes-kuwaiti-oil-tanker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/pete-hegseth-dan-caine-hold-news-briefing-as-iran-strikes-kuwaiti-oil-tanker\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold news briefing as Iran strikes Kuwaiti oil tanker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine are holding a news conference on the war with Iran on Tuesday as an <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-gas-price-4-dollar-gallon-oil-trump-isfahan-desalination-plant\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Iranian drone hit a Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/gas-prices-hit-4-a-gallon-iran-war-highest-since-2022\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">average gas price in the U.S.<\/a><\/span>\u00a0hit $4 a gallon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Kuwaiti giant crude oil tanker was subjected to a direct and malicious Iranian attack while in the anchorage area of Dubai Port in the UAE,&#8221; official news agency KUNA <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kuna_en\/status\/2038752120082420054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>, citing Kuwait&#8217;s state-owned oil company. The Kuwaiti Very Large Crude Oil Carrier (VLCC) Al-Salmi was targeted, according to state media.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116323481956698353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> on social media early Tuesday, Mr. Trump called on other countries, such as the United Kingdom, to &#8220;go get your own oil&#8221; by taking control of the Strait of Hormuz.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have a suggestion for you: Number 1, buy from the U.S., we have plenty, and Number 2, build up some delayed courage, go to the Strait, and just TAKE IT. You&#8217;ll have to start learning how to fight for yourself, the U.S.A. won&#8217;t be there to help you anymore, just like you weren&#8217;t there for us,&#8221; Mr. Trump wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gas prices in the U.S. continued to climb this week, with the average price for a gallon topping $4 a gallon for the first time since August 2022. Gas prices have surged since the U.S. and Israel first <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-us-israel-gas-and-oil-prices-trump-netanyahu-strait-hormuz\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">attacked Iran on February 28<\/a><\/span>, jumping more than a dollar per gallon over the last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> from the AAA showed. CBS News reached out to the White House for comment on the gas prices.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump on Monday renewed his calls to attack Iranian civilian energy and water infrastructure if no deal is reached to end the war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, U.S. Central Command said early Tuesday that Commander Adm. Brad Cooper met with Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Lt. Gen. 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