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US Navy secretary Phalen ousted_ What it means for Iran blockade

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Phelan to resign or be fired due to long-simmering internal disputes over the slow pace of shipbuilding reforms and direct friction over a proposed "Trump-class" battleship. Undersecretary Hung Cao, a 25-year Navy veteran and loyalist to the administration, has stepped in as the acting Navy secretary.

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