- US defense secretary Pete Hegseth has accused America’s European allies of being “ungrateful” and said they should be “thanking” President Donald Trump for his war in Iran.
- Hegseth said Washington’s allies should be appreciative of the US effort to “stop this terror state from holding the world hostage with missiles while building or attempting to build a nuclear bomb.”
- He also said the US is taking “counter-measures” to Iran’s internet blackout.
- Hegseth declined to give a definitive time frame on ending the operation in Iran, although did vow that the US would “finish” it.
- "Our objectives, given directly from our America-first president, remain exactly what they were on day one," Hegseth told reporters at a Thursday morning briefing.
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