Pete Hegseth says Iranian regime is ‘toast’ as US expands military offensive
Source: US news | The Guardian · Bias: Center Left
Summary
The Pentagon chief claims Tehran ‘cannot outlast’ US as strikes intensify and civilian toll climbsThe US will have complete, uncontested control of Iranian airspace within days, the Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth, declared Wednesday, saying Iran “cannot outlast” American military power and that its capabilities were “evaporating by the hour”.The joint US-Israeli operation to attack Iran, which began on Saturday, had already delivered “twice the air power of shock and awe of Iraq in 2003” and “seven times the intensity of Israel’s previous operations against Iran during the 12-day war”, Hegseth claimed at a press conference alongside Dan Caine, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Continue reading...
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