(L/R) US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine arrive for a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on March 19, 2026. Oil and gas prices soared Thursday after Iran hit the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Qatar and threatened to destroy the region's energy infrastructure, and US President Donald Trump warned of a furious US response if such attacks continued. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on March 19, 2026. Oil and gas prices soared Thursday after Iran hit the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Qatar and threatened to destroy the region's energy infrastructure, and US President Donald Trump warned of a furious US response if such attacks continued. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi (L) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The two leaders are expected to discuss topics including the current conflict in Iran and the threat that is posed by China. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi looks at her watch as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The two leaders discussed topics including the current conflict in Iran and the threat that is posed by China. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: (L-R) Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The two leaders discussed topics including the current conflict in Iran. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: (L-R) Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attend a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The two leaders discussed topics including the current conflict in Iran. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: (L-R) Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi, U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, and U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth attend a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The two leaders discussed topics including the current conflict in Iran. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 19: Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi (2R) listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. The two leaders discussed topics including the current conflict in Iran and the threat that is posed by China. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)