Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says U.S. and Israeli bombardments in the country are accelerating
March 4, 2026
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as posted by the channelAs the war with Iran stretched into its fifth day, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says U.S. and Israeli bombardments in the country are accelerating.
At a news conference at the Pentagon on Wednesday, Hegseth said Iranian offensive capabilities are diminishing rapidly as the U.S. and Israel establish control of the airspace over Iran. Hegseth claimed the Iranian navy has mostly been destroyed. Hegseth said the U.S. was behind the overnight sinking of an Iranian navy ship in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Sri Lanka. He said the ship, which was hit by a U.S. submarine, was the first to be downed by a torpedo since World War II.
When asked if the U.S. has enough munitions to outlast Iran’s missiles and drones, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Dan Caine said there are sufficient precision munitions for the matter at hand but wouldn’t go into detail, citing operational security.
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