- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed concerns about the U.S.-Israeli strikes in Iran, stating the mission was decisive and not an "endless" conflict.
- Hegseth outlined the operation's goals saying the US would “fight to win”: destroying Iran's missile threat, its navy, and preventing nuclear weapons, while denying a regime change war.
- The conflict has escalated, with Iran and its allies launching attacks, resulting in four American troop deaths and a friendly fire incident involving Kuwait.
- Gen. Dan Caine detailed the operation, including the president's order, the use of B-2 stealth bombers, and cyber technologies to disrupt Iranian communications.
- Hegseth justified the strikes by citing Iran's long-standing aggression and its development of ballistic missiles and drones, not an imminent nuclear threat.
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