Pentagon chief testifies alongside top general for second day, in first public Congressional hearings since war began.
Pete Hegseth testifies alongside General Dan Caine, responds to questions on war Pentagon says has cost $25bn.
In the two months since the deadly strike, the Pentagon has said only that the incident is under investigation.
The Pentagon has released video of US soldiers descending from helicopters to board and seize another ship.
US Secretary of the Navy John Phelan will leave office “immediately,” the Pentagon announced Wednesday, without providing an explanation for the sudden exit. Phelan’s departure follows the removal of top US Army officer General Randy George and two other senior officers earlier this month, at a time when the United States is locked in a war with Iran that still remains unresolved. Phelan “is departing the administration, effective immediately”, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement...
CENTCOM contradicts reports on ships breaking blockade as Trump says US-Iran talks could resume in the next two days.