00:01U.S. President Donald Trump has once again threatened Iran,
00:05warning Tehran that more Iranians will be killed if it doesn't agree to a peace deal.
00:11They should do the smart thing because we don't want to go in and kill people, really. I don't want
00:17to.
00:18The U.S. Secretary of Defense earlier also warned that any attack on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
00:25will be met with a, quote, devastating response.
00:28Pete Hegseth also added that regardless of this, the ceasefire with Iran still holds.
00:35To what remains of Iran's forces, if you attack American troops or innocent commercial shipping,
00:41you will face overwhelming and devastating American firepower.
00:45The president has been very clear about this.
00:48We're not looking for a fight, but Iran also cannot be allowed to block innocent countries
00:54and their goods from an international waterway.
00:58The warning from the Pentagon came on the second day of a U.S. effort
01:02to facilitate the transit of commercial ships through the waterway.
01:06The Strait has been largely blocked by Iran since late February,
01:09when the U.S. and Israel launched its war against the Islamic Republic.
01:14Meanwhile, Iran has warned the U.S. against any further escalation in the Strait of Hormuz.
01:20Tehran has also vowed not to surrender control of the waterway.
01:25Tehran has also vowed not to surrender control of the waterway.
01:26Tehran has also vowed not to surrender control of the waterway.
01:27Tehran has also vowed not to surrender control of the waterway.
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