Hegseth claims Strait of Hormuz actions are ‘separate and distinct’ from Iran war

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsHegseth claims Strait of Hormuz actions are ‘separate and distinct’ from Iran warDefense Secretary’s claim comes days after expiration of 60-day deadline for President Donald Trump to secure Congressional approval to continue warAndrew Feinberg in Washington, D.C. Tuesday 05 May 2026 13:18 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970677","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-iran-war-hormuz-hegseth-b2970677.html","title":"Hegseth claims Strait of Hormuz actions are ‘separate and distinct’ from Iran war"}}U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine hold a briefing on the Iran war, (Reuters)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey...