The US secretary of the Navy has resigned from his position amid Donald Trump's ongoing war with Iran, centered around the Strait of Hormuz.
John C. Phelan stepped down from his high-ranking military role on Wednesday afternoon as Trump's battle with Tehran over the critical trading waterway continues.
A spokesperson for Pete Hegseth, the United States Secretary of War, said: 'Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan is departing the administration, effective immediately.
'On behalf of the Secretary of War and Deputy Secretary of War, we are grateful to Secretary Phelan for his service to the Department and the United States Navy.
'We wish him well in his future endeavors. Undersecretary Hung Cao will become Acting Secretary of the Navy.'
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John C. Phelan, the head of the US Navy, stepped down from his role on Wednesday afternoon