U.S. defense chief tries to rally NATO allies on Iran as tensions simmer
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Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper appeals to NATO allies to publicly denounce Iran's hostile actions and consider participating in a still-evolving plan to better safeguard strategic waterways around the Strait of Hormuz.
Esper, at NATO headquarters in his international debut as Pentagon chief, also calls for help moving tensions with Iran from a military path - which included Iran's downing of a U.S. drone last week and an aborted U.S. military response - to a diplomatic one.
