
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated there is no clear evidence that Iran has placed mines in the Strait of Hormuz, contradicting earlier reports suggesting about a dozen mines were deployed. The Strait is a critical passage for a fifth of the world's oil. Hegseth criticized such reports as reckless, amid rising oil prices linked to ongoing regional tensions and the U.S.-Israel conflict.
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