OSHKOSH, Wisconsin: U.S. ‌Defense Secretary ​Pete Hegseth said on Monday that President ⁠Donald Trump’s administration was not ruling out ‌using military force against Iran, ‌even as Washington ‌unveiled an “economic ‌D-Day” 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 being put ​on it. (Reporting by Mike Stone, Editing ​by ‌Franklin Paul)