Hegseth Slams Allies: 'Step Up' on Strait of Hormuz

0:00It's April 24th. From Hollywood to your headphones, this is Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today… Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just laid into U.S. allies over the Strait of Hormuz mess. With President Trump's war on Iran blocking this key waterway, Hegseth says America shouldn't handle reopening it alone. He called out Europe and Asia for decades of free rides on U.S. protection. Hegseth made it clear, allies need to step up. Since it's a two-way street. He mocked fancy European conferences, like the recent Paris summit with leaders from the UK and France, pushing them to give boats in the water, instead of just talking. This hits home because, even though the U.S. imports little oil through the Strait, global prices are spiking and hurting everyday Americans at the pump. That waterway normally carries one-fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas, so everyone's feeling the pinch. Come back to this vibe, blasting allies for not sending navies and even floating a

1:01needle pull out, calling it a paper tiger. Pentagon plans are burrowing to push back on holdouts like Spain, that block U.S. access to their bases. Meanwhile, the European Union is drafting its own defense blueprint as Alliance cracks widen, signaling a shift in how the free world shares the load, moving forward.