Fielding questions from reporters at the Pentagon, US War Secretary Pete Hegseth says Washington is “overtly and quietly” communicating with Iran to allow this operation to take place.

“There are some actions that the IRGC takes sometimes that are outside the bounds of what maybe Iranian negotiators would like; that’s their job to rein that in, and ultimately create a condition for a deal,” he says.

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