Pete Hegseth says ‘there will be more casualties’ in US war with Iran
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that there "will be more casualties" in the US war with Iran, following a retaliatory Iranian drone strike that killed seven US service members in Kuwait. Hegseth made the comments on CBS's 60 Minutes, defending the Trump administration's decision to join Israeli attacks on Iran as essential for American interests. He contradicted House Speaker Mike Johnson's claim that the US was not at war with Iran, asserting that the military operation, dubbed "Operation Epic Fury," was "only just the beginning." Hegseth's remarks come amid criticism of his bellicose rhetoric and promises of "death and destruction," following an airstrike on an Iranian girls' school that killed at least 175 people. He clarified that the conflict was "not a regime-change war," but that US forces would continue operating until Trump's objectives are met.
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