Iran war: Hegseth says Tuesday 'will be our most intense day of strikes'

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Published Tue, Mar 10 20268:10 AM EDTUpdated 1 Min Ago

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, "Today will be our most intense day of strikes inside Iran."
"Iran stands alone, and they are badly losing," Hegseth said at a press conference at the Pentagon.
Hegseth's aggressive and confident comments echoed those made a day earlier by President Donald Trump to reporters at his Miami-area golf club.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference on US military action in Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on March 2, 2026.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday said, "Today will be, yet again, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran."

"Iran stands alone, and they are badly losing," Hegseth said at a press conference at the Pentagon with Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

He said that in the past 24 hours, the United States had seen "Iran fire the lowest number of missles they've been capable of firing yet."

Hegseth's aggressive and confident comments echoed those made a day earlier by President Donald Trump to reporters at his Miami-area golf club.