Live Blog Update| War on Iran 26 August 2026 18:41 BST US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says military options have not been ruled out in the US-Israeli war on Iran. Hegseth’s statement comes after Washington imposed “unprecedented” sanctions on Iran this week. In an interview on US cable channel Newsmax, Hegseth said “economic pressure we know hurts them the most right now, but by no means are we foreclosing using kinetic strikes anywhere in the Strait of Hormuz”.
Hegseth says military action still possible in US-Israel war on Iran
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