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Ceasefire with Iran ‘not over,’ says US Defense Secretary Hegseth

Middle East Monitor 2026/05/05 19:58

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the ceasefire with Iran is “not over,” adding that US President Donald Trump will determine whether any escalation constitutes a “violation of ceasefire,” Anadolu reports. “No, the ceasefire is not over,” Hegseth told reporters during a joint press conference at the Pentagon alongside US Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine. “Ultimately, the President (Trump) is going to make a decision whether anything were to escalate into a violation of a ceasefire, but certainly we would urge Iran to be prudent in the actions that they take, to keep that underneath this threshold,” Hegseth said. “So right now, the ceasefire certainly holds, but we’re going to be watching very, very closely.” Hegseth said two […]

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