GOP Senator Presses Pentagon Chief on What Happens to Hormuz If U.S. Forces Pull Back

Executive Briefing

• Challenges Sen. John Kennedy pressed Hegseth and Gen. Caine on Iran's ability to toll or blockade the Strait of Hormuz
• Warns Kennedy described the situation as 'serious as four heart attacks and a stroke,' urging direct answers from military leaders
• Acknowledges Hegseth confirmed Iran would likely impose control over the waterway if U.S. forces withdrew from the blockade
• Reveals Hegseth stated Iran remains 'hell-bent on nuclear ambitions' despite obliteration of its nuclear sites during Operation Midnight Hammer
• Asserts Hegseth claimed the U.S. military can 'reach anything on God's green Earth' when pressed on destroying buried Iranian facilities