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By Goli Innocent
The United States has warned that its military campaign against Iran will intensify further, with Tuesday set to see “the most fighters, the most bombers” deployed since the conflict began, the Pentagon said.
The remarks underscore how far the war between Washington, Tel Aviv and Tehran has escalated, with no clear end in sight.
Pentagon chief told reporters that President remains in charge of the campaign’s pace.
“Today will be yet again, our most intense day of strikes inside Iran,” Hegseth said, adding that how long the war lasts is up to the commander‑in‑chief.
When pressed on whether the conflict was at its beginning, middle or end, Hegseth said it was not his place to say, emphasising that Trump “gets to control the throttle” on the military operations.
The comments came a day after Trump suggested the war might “end very soon,” though without offering specifics.
Part of the US strategy, according to top military officials, is to degrade Iran’s naval capabilities.
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General Dan Caine, the top US military officer at the Pentagon briefing, said forces have struck Iran’s navy with “artillery, fighters, bombers and sea‑launched missiles” as part of efforts to neutralise its ability to challenge shipping and military movements.
Iran has responded by signalling it will block oil exports from Gulf routes while the war continues, a move that could have grave consequences for global energy markets.
Trump, for his part, has warned that any interference with crude exports would be met with “death, fire and fury,” a stark choice that underlines the high stakes for both sides.
Hegseth also accused Iranian forces of embedding military assets near civilian infrastructure, saying Tehran has moved rocket launchers “into civilian neighbourhoods, near schools, near hospitals.”
Without addressing a widely reported strike on a school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, he insisted that “no nation takes more precautions to ensure there’s never targeting of civilians than the United States of America.”
While Tehran has been launching waves of missiles and drones at countries hosting US forces, Hegseth said the intensity of those attacks has waned in recent days.
“The last 24 hours have seen Iran fire the lowest number of missiles they’ve been capable of firing yet,” he said, suggesting some attrition in Iranian offensive capabilities even as the conflict continues at full tilt.
