{"id":79123,"date":"2026-05-05T12:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/watch-live-hegseth-caine-give-iran-war-update-after-u-s-and-iran-trade-fire-in-strait-of-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T12:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:25:14","slug":"watch-live-hegseth-caine-give-iran-war-update-after-u-s-and-iran-trade-fire-in-strait-of-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/watch-live-hegseth-caine-give-iran-war-update-after-u-s-and-iran-trade-fire-in-strait-of-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Live: Hegseth, Caine give Iran war update after U.S. and Iran trade fire in Strait of Hormuz"},"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 Chairman Gen. Dan Caine are holding a news conference Tuesday morning as the ceasefire in the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-ships-uae-attacked\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Iran war<\/a><\/span> faces serious tests. U.S. Navy destroyers on Monday <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-ship-attack-threat-peace-proposal\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">fended off a sustained barrage of Iranian missiles<\/a><\/span>, attack drones and small boats as they helped two commercial vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Iran cannot be allowed to block innocent countries and their goods from an international waterway,&#8221; Hegseth said at the news conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth noted that Project Freedom, the U.S. guiding of the commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, is &#8220;separate and distinct from Operation Epic Fury.&#8221; He called the operation a &#8220;temporary solution&#8221; for the U.S., saying &#8220;the world needs this waterway more than we do.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s foreign minister said Monday&#8217;s violence showed &#8220;there&#8217;s no military solution&#8221; to the war, warning that the U.S. and its regional partners should be &#8220;wary of being dragged back into quagmire by ill-wishers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Two U.S. Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, dodging a barrage of Iranian drones and missiles, defense officials <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/2-us-navy-destroyers-transit-strait-of-hormuz-after-dodging-iranian-onslaught\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told CBS News<\/a><\/span>. U.S. Central Command <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-ship-attack-threat-peace-proposal\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">said<\/a><\/span> two U.S.-flagged commercial vessels also sailed through the strait as part of &#8220;Project Freedom,&#8221; an initiative by President Trump to move ships through the waterway.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Central Command said Monday the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-ship-attack-threat-peace-proposal\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">U.S. destroyed six Iranian boats<\/a><\/span> that had attempted to interfere with commercial vessels the Navy was guiding through the strait, and Mr. Trump later said it was seven ships.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s state-run IRNA news agency rejected the assertion, saying none of its so-called &#8220;fast boats&#8221; were destroyed Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump told Fox News on Monday that Iran will be &#8220;blown off the face of the Earth&#8221; if the country interferes in the Strait of Hormuz, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2051348921385984389?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to Fox News reporter Trey Yingst<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Iran, meanwhile, has <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-ship-attack-threat-peace-proposal\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">warned<\/a><\/span> that U.S. forces will be attacked if they enter the strait. Iran has sought to control the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint that normally carries around 20% of the world&#8217;s oil and has been largely closed since the war began in late February.<\/p>\n<p>Iran also fired at <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-ship-attack-threat-peace-proposal\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">targets in the United Arab Emirates<\/a><\/span> and at a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/iran-war-trump-strait-of-hormuz-ship-attack-threat-peace-proposal\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">tanker<\/a><\/span> owned by the Abu Dhabi state energy company on Monday, the U.S.-allied state said.<\/p>\n<p>The back-and-forth could pose a test to the U.S. and Iran&#8217;s fragile ceasefire, which Mr. Trump extended indefinitely last month while the two sides negotiate a longer-term deal.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/araghchi\/status\/2051419381981409354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Monday<\/a>\u00a0that talks between the two countries are &#8220;making progress.&#8221; But he warned the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates &#8220;should be wary of being dragged back into quagmire by ill-wishers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump, for his part, <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116507414650995614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said over the weekend<\/a> that Iran&#8217;s latest peace proposal likely wouldn&#8217;t be acceptable because &#8220;they have not yet paid a big enough price.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>How to watch the Pentagon&#8217;s Iran war update<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>What<\/strong><\/strong>: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. 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