Pentagon cancels Tuesday press briefing with Caine, Hegseth [View all]

Source: The Hill

04/06/26 9:05 PM ET


A scheduled press briefing set to take place at 8 a.m. on Tuesday at the Pentagon has been canceled.

The briefing, which was to be conducted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth alongside Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, was set to come just 12 hours before a deadline set by President Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face bombardment on powerplant and bridge facilities.

“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday. “Open the F—in’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah. President DONALD J. TRUMP.”

A reason for the cancellation of Tuesday’s press briefing was not provided. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a major international shipping channel used to export oil from the Middle East, has destabilized global oil markets as Iran has severely limited the traffic that can pass through. As a result, gas prices and other costs have skyrocketed over the past six weeks, as the U.S. has been engaged in the conflict.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/5818790-pentagon-briefing-iran-canceled/