Hegseth, Caine hold news briefing as Iran strikes Kuwaiti oil tanker

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine are holding a quality league connected the warfare with Iran connected Tuesday arsenic an Iranian drone deed a Kuwaiti lipid tanker disconnected Dubai and the average state terms successful the U.S. hit $4 a gallon. 

"The Kuwaiti elephantine crude lipid tanker was subjected to a nonstop and malicious Iranian onslaught portion successful the anchorage country of Dubai Port successful the UAE," authoritative quality bureau KUNA reported, citing Kuwait's state-owned lipid company. The Kuwaiti Very Large Crude Oil Carrier (VLCC) Al-Salmi was targeted, according to authorities media.

In a post connected societal media aboriginal Tuesday, Mr. Trump called connected different countries, specified arsenic the United Kingdom, to "go get your ain oil" by taking power of the Strait of Hormuz. 

"I person a proposition for you: Number 1, bargain from the U.S., we person plenty, and Number 2, physique up immoderate delayed courage, spell to the Strait, and conscionable TAKE IT. You'll person to commencement learning however to combat for yourself, the U.S.A. won't beryllium determination to assistance you anymore, conscionable similar you weren't determination for us," Mr. Trump wrote. 

Gas prices successful the U.S. continued to ascent this week, with the mean terms for a gallon topping $4 a gallon for the archetypal clip since August 2022. Gas prices person surged since the U.S. and Israel archetypal attacked Iran connected February 28, jumping much than a dollar per gallon implicit the past month, data from the AAA showed. CBS News reached retired to the White House for remark connected the state prices. 

Mr. Trump connected Monday renewed his calls to onslaught Iranian civilian vigor and h2o infrastructure if nary woody is reached to extremity the war. 

Meanwhile, U.S. Central Command said aboriginal Tuesday that Commander Adm. Brad Cooper met with Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir successful Israel connected Sunday and Monday. 

"The 2 leaders discussed advancement made during ongoing operations to destruct Iran's quality to task powerfulness successful meaningful ways extracurricular its borders," the CENTCOM connection said. "They besides reaffirmed the spot of the U.S.-Israel defence concern and emphasized the value of continued coordination. Prior to departing the region, Cooper visited with U.S. troops deployed to aggregate locations successful enactment of Operation Epic Fury."