[[[[[ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Chair of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, doused fears of a return to open conflict. Caine said Iranian attacks on shipping in the strait and on the UAE did not constitute a breach of the ceasefire because Iran had not engaged in "major combat operations". “Since the ceasefire was announced, Iran has fired at commercial vessels nine times and seized two container ships, and they’ve attacked U.S. forces more than 10 times – all below the threshold of restarting major combat operations at this point,” Caine said. Hegseth said, “The ceasefire is not over.” ]]]]]
