Israel hits Iran's navy; US defense chief again vows largest strikes yet, praises Israel as 'incredible and capable partner'; Iran fires 9 missile salvos at Israel, no one hurt; Tehran keeps up attacks on Gulf US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said the US would again launch “the largest strike package yet” in the ongoing US-Israeli campaign in Iran, and said Israel’s recent strike on an Iranian gas field was a “warning.” “To date, we’ve struck ... [9464 chars]