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Hegseth Denies That Iran Campaign Will Turn Into Endless War

Mar 2, 2026Center

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected the idea that the war against Iran would be the sort of endless conflict that President Donald Trump swore to avoid when he took office a second time, saying “our generation knows better.”

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