Hegseth says Iran has “high incentive” to maintain ceasefire, accuses allies of inaction on Strait of Hormuz

Pete Hegseth | MGN

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Thursday that Iran’s command and control capabilities were “highly degraded,” and its motivation to adhere to the ceasefire with the U.S. is “very high” because any violation would be met by further attacks.

“They have a high incentive to maintain that ceasefire even though they can’t talk and organize as well as they’d like to,” Hegseth told reporters at the Pentagon.

Asked about progress with other countries on efforts to clear the Strait of Hormuz and keep it open to all commercial traffic, Hegseth said that apart from Persian Gulf allies, other nations close to the U.S. “have talked a lot and haven’t done anything.”

“You can’t live in a world in perpetuity … where you just rely on America to do the heavy-lifting,” he said.