YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Watch live: Hegseth, Caine brief on Iran operation amid fragile ceasefire
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Dan Caine will brief reporters Thursday morning on the U.S. military operation in Iran, just over a week into the fragile ceasefire between the Trump administration and Tehran. Their comments come after Vice President Vance traveled to Pakistan for talks with Iranian officials over bringing an end to the conflict that began in late February — though they failed to move the needle. President Trump, as tensions rise, imposed a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz and has pushed back on Iran for implementing pricy tolls in the key oil shipping channel. China's ties to Iran have also complicated matters.