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Hegseth Meets Netanyahu as Both Rule Out Iran Strikes

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  • U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel to discuss Iran.
  • The meeting took place at an Israeli air force base in the southern desert.
  • It occurred amid rising U.S.-Iran tensions over the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Netanyahu said he does not plan to attack Iran before the October 27 election.
  • President Donald Trump said the United States will not attack Iran before the November U.S. midterm elections.