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Hegseth vows intense American-led strikes on Iran during Pentagon briefing

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ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - APRIL 16: U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting with El Salvador Minister of National Defense René Merino Monroy at the Pentagon on April 16, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. The meeting comes following the illegal deportation by the Trump administration of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who has been held in prison in El Salvador since March 15. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
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VIDEO: In his morning Pentagon briefing, White House Secretary of War Pete Hegseth vowed that Tuesday would be the most intense day of American-led strikes on Iran. Adding that the U.S. will not relent until it’s enemy is “totally and decisively defeated.” As the war drags into it’s tenth day, questions continue to circulate around when it will end and mixed messaging from the White House has oil exporters concerned the Strait of Hormuz will continue to be blocked.

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