Hegseth says US not ruling out military force against Iran

Hegseth says US not ruling out military force against Iran US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday that President Donald Trump's administration was not ruling out using further military force against Iran, even as Washington unveiled an "economic D-Day" of new sanctions against Tehran. "By no means are we foreclosing using kinetic strikes anywhere in the Strait of Hormuz or around Iran," Hegseth told reporters, adding that Iran could not handle the economic pressure it was…