The head of the Pentagon assures that the war in Iran will be prolonged, but that it will not be endless: “This is not Iraq”

The head of the Pentagon began by saying that during “47 long years” The Iranian regime has waged a “savage and unilateral war against the United States”. Specifically, he has spoken of bloodshed, with “car bombs in Beirut, rocket attacks on our ships, assassinations in our embassies and bombs on the roads of Iraq and Afghanistan.”

In line with this argument, Hegseth has stressed that the United States has not started the war, but that it is under Trump’s presidency that it is “ending.” Not short of praise, he has argued that his president has shown “having guts” to start a campaign aimed at end the Iranian ballistic and nuclear program.

The Secretary of Defense has justified the offensive by stating that the Islamic Republic was “building powerful missiles and drones to create a conventional shield while seeking a nuclear bomb with lies.” Hegseth added that after the 12-day war between Israel and Iran in June, the United States warned Tehran of “much worse” consequences if they rebuilt their nuclear program.

However, he has assured that The Iranian regime has refused to negotiatedespite the fact that up to three rounds of negotiations have been carried out in recent weeks. “The previous regime had every chance of reaching a peaceful and sensible agreement, but Tehran was not willing to negotiate,” he concluded.

He then took the floor Dan Cainethe head of the US Army. Partly contradicting Hegseth, he has advanced that it will take “some time” to achieve the objectives set with the mission Epic Fury. “It is not an overnight operation,” he explained, assuming that it will be an “arduous” task and that there will be more casualties.

The head of the Pentagon and the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have appeared before the media for about 40 minutes, but they have not offered new information about those objectives that the Trump Administration is pursuing with the massive bombing of Iran. Caine has announced that in the coming days more air resources will be mobilized to the region.