Hegseth says most intense US strikes coming

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday mentioned, “Today will likely be, but once more, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran“

“Iran stands alone, and they’re badly shedding on Day 10 of Operation Epic Fury“Hegseth mentioned at a press convention on the Pentagon with Gen. Dan Cainethe chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Hegseth mentioned that previously 24 hours, the United States had seen “Iran fire the lowest number of missiles they’ve been capable of firing yet,” whilst he condemned Iran for attacking its Gulf neighbors, a few of whom it had been allied with up to now, with out provocation from these nations.

He vowed the US would ship “the most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes” towards Iran on Tuesday to press to perform three navy goals.

Those goals, he mentioned, are destroying Iran’s missile stockpiles and skill to make missiles; “destroy their Navy;” and “permanently deny Iran nuclear weapons forever.”

“We’re crushing the enemy in an overwhelming display of technical skill and military force,” he mentioned. “We will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated.”

Hegseth’s aggressive and assured feedback echoed these made a day earlier by PresidenDonald Trump to reporters at his Miami-area golf membership.

Trump had predicted that war would end “very soon,“Because the destruction of Iranian navy property was occurring a lot quicker than I anticipated when assaults started by the United States and Israel on Feb. 28.

He additionally warned Iran’s ruling regime towards holding oil from world markets after the warfare.

“If Iran does anything that stops the flow of Oil within the Strait of Hormuz, they will be hit by the United States of America TWENTY TIMES HARDER than they have been hit thus far,” Trump wrote later Monday evening in a Truth Social post.

Hegseth, who initially had predicted that the warfare may final between three to eight weeks, informed reporters on Tuesday that Trump now “gets to control the throttle” for the tempo of the warfare, including that the president is “the one deciding… when we’re achieving particular objectives.”

“And so it’s not for me to posit whether it’s the beginning, the middle, or the end,” Hegseth mentioned. “That’s his, and he’ll continue to communicate that.”

As Hegseth spoke, authorities in Abu Dhabi confirmed {that a} drone assault by Iran had ignited a hearth on the oil refinery within the Ruwais Industrial Complex. No accidents had been instantly reported.

Trump informed Fox News in an interview on Monday night that he’s “not happy” that Iran picked Mojtaba Khamenei as its new supreme leaderto exchange his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the beginning of the war.

“I don’t believe he can live in peace,” Trump mentioned of Mojtaba Khamenei.

Trump additionally informed Fox that “it’s possible” he can be prepared to talk with Iran’s leaders.

“I’m hearing they want to talk badly,” he mentioned.

At his press convention on Tuesday, Hegseth mentioned of Khamenei, “He would be wise to heed our president and not pursue nuclear weapons.”