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Hegseth: US didn’t start war with Iran, but we are ‘finishing it’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Operation Epic Fury targets Iran's missile and nuclear capabilities with over 50,000 U.S. troops involved and six service members killed, officials reported.
- On Monday, Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of Defense, refused to rule out boots on the ground in Iran, saying the U.S. 'would go as far as we need to go'.
- After a monthlong buildup, including relocating the USS Gerald Ford, the administration launched Operation Epic Fury following the Friday final order, according to officials.
- Operations centers in Tampa, Florida and the Pentagon directed strikes on more than 1,000 targets in the first 24 hours, and since Saturday four U.S. troops were killed while three U.S. F-15 fighter jets crashed with all six crewmembers surviving.
- Several House members, including Rep. Garbarino, said Congress will be briefed this week, with some showing opposition to ground troop deployment, as the House reconvenes on Tuesday.
- More U.S. troops and airpower are expected Monday as the conflict spreads across the Gulf nations, damaging Dubai International Airport, and military leaders warn of a lengthy campaign.
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Byline TimesOperation Epic Fury: A Mass of Shifting Objectives
President Donald J. Trump oversees Operation Epic Fury at Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, 1 March 2026. White House photo by Daniel Torok/AlamySenator Mark Warner walked out of a Gang of Eight intelligence briefing on Monday and told reporters that the stated objectives of the Iran War had shifted, by his count, four or five times in four days. Nuclear capacity. Ballistic missiles. Regime change. Something unspecified. He did not sound confused. He soun…
Hegseth just delivered a precision strike on the legacy media
They used to mock him as a talking head. They said he wasn’t “serious.” On Monday at the Pentagon podium, Pete Hegseth looked deadly serious — a war secretary in command, unapologetic and unbowed, taking the fight to Iran and to the Beltway class that never wanted him there in the first place.For half a century, American wars have been fought on two fronts: the enemy overseas and the narrative at home. Presidents have lost the second front befor…
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US will take 'all the time we need' to win Iran war, Hegseth says, as bombardment intensifies
U.S. and Israeli airstrikes hit Tehran and other cities on day 5 of the war with Iran, triggering missile and drone barrages
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'We are just getting started' | Hegseth says attacks on Iran still ramping up
Iran has sent out at least 500 missiles and thousands of drones since Saturday, as the U.S. continues a devastating airstrike campaign. (AP Photo)
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