Washington, April 19 -- US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has dismissed reports of food shortages aboard two primary American naval vessels currently deployed in the Strait of Hormuz. He compared the reporters who reported this to the Pharisees, the biblical Jewish group that opposed Jesus.

Hegseth characterised the allegations as misleading, following the circulation of unverified claims suggesting that sailors were experiencing significant hunger and poor meal standards.

The controversy was sparked by accounts purportedly from crew members, who claimed they were "hungry all the time" due to a lack of adequate provisions.

Addressing the issue on social media, Hegseth defended the military's logistics and criticised the media coverage s...