[US Iran Airstrikes] Secretary Hegsets: "Deploying More Troops to the Middle East... Different from Iraq"

Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of Defense, held a briefing with Dan Cane, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Department of Defense building on the 2nd (local time). Photo by AFP News Agency

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Cane stated on the 2nd (local time) that the United States is deploying additional troops to the Middle East to support operations in Iran, as the conflict expands across the region.

According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on this day, Secretary Hegseth held a press conference with Chairman Cane at the Department of Defense building and said, "This military operation has a clear, destructive, and decisive mission," adding, "It aims to eliminate Iran's missile threat, destroy its navy, and eradicate its nuclear weapons."

Secretary Hegseth also emphasized that the military operation against Iran will not become an "endless war" and that the United States is not pursuing regime change. He stated, "We did not start this war, but we will end it. Iran is not Iraq, and this is not an endless war."

He further stated, "There are no foolish rules of engagement, no quagmire of nation-building, no movement to build democracy, and no politically correct wars. We are fighting to win, and we do not waste time or lives."

Previously, the United States and Israel conducted airstrikes against Iran on the 28th. After the deaths of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials, Iran launched attacks on Middle Eastern countries hosting U.S. military bases. During this process, three U.S. fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwait's air defense system.

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