Watch: Hegseth says Hormuz is safe for transit except for Iranian missiles

What happens when you put a half-soaked (allegedly) TV presenter in charge of the military? Well, Trump’s ‘secretary of war’ Pete Hegseth is doing his best to show us.

His latest nugget? Encouraging shipping companies to keep sailing through Iran’s Strait of Hormuz despite its re-closure because the US and Israel won’t stop slaughtering innocents. Because, y’know, Hormuz is safe. The only risk is getting hit by an Iranian missile.

You couldn’t make it up. Tragically for the world, you don’t need to:

 

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