Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the truce between Iran and the U.S. is “not over,” despite fresh attacks in the contested Strait of Hormuz that have raised concerns about further escalation. Speaking during a Pentagon press briefing, Hegseth told reporters that hostilities remained on hold but stressed that the future of the cease-fire ultimately rests with President Donald Trump . “Right now the cease-fire certainly holds, but we're going to be watching very, very closely,” he said . Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine struck a similar tone, describing the recent attacks as insufficient to begin military combat operations. “Since the cease-fire was announced, Iran has fired at commercial vessels nine times and seized two container ships, and they’ve attacked U.S. forces more than 10 times, all below the threshold of restarting major combat operations at this point,” he said.…