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Secretary of the Navy Phelan Departs Amid US Blockade of Iranian Ports
Latest high-ranking military leader to leave Pentagon as tensions with Iran continue over Strait of Hormuz
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- Secretary of the Navy Phelan has resigned, becoming the latest high-ranking military leader to leave the Pentagon in recent months.
- His departure comes as the US maintains its blockade of Iranian ports amid an ongoing war with Iran and continued clashes in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global shipping route.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired more than a dozen senior military officers since entering the Pentagon.
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Secretary of the Navy Phelan has resigned, becoming the latest high-ranking military leader to leave the Pentagon in recent months. His departure comes as the US maintains its blockade of Iranian ports amid an ongoing war with Iran and continued clashes in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital global shipping route. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired more than a dozen senior military officers since entering the Pentagon.
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