US has no end date for Iran war, strikes ‘very much on track’: Hegseth
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth stated on Thursday that the US has no set end date for the ongoing US-Israeli war against Iran, which began three weeks prior on February 28th. Hegseth indicated that the operation is "very much on track" and that President Trump will ultimately decide when the US has achieved its objectives and the war can end. He confirmed that the objectives, set by the President, remain unchanged since the beginning of the strikes. According to Hegseth, the US has struck 7,000 targets within Iran and destroyed over 40 Iranian minelaying vessels and 11 submarines. The location of the press conference where Hegseth made these statements was not specified in the article.
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