Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth downplayed the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz and claimed 15,000 Iranian targets have been struck in 13 days.

The Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical chokepoint for oil shipments, has been effectively closed since the U.S. and Israel began the war on Iran.

In a particularly unhinged appearance, the former Fox News host said the strait was open but that Iran kept attacking shipping, and there was no need to worry about it.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth downplayed the shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz and claimed 15,000 Iranian targets have been struck in 13 days.