Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, highlighted, in a press conference at the Pentagon, that the purpose of the offensives is to weaken the Iranian military structure
Os United States must step up this Tuesday (10) the attacks against Iranwhile American officials claim that the offensive seeks to decisively degrade the Tehran’s military capability. At a press conference at the Pentagon, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stated that this Tuesday will be, “once again, the most intense day of attacks against Iran”.
According to Hegseth, the The purpose of the campaign is to weaken the Iranian military structure. “The objectives are destroy missiles ea defense industrial base. Another objective is destroy Iran’s navy“, he highlighted. The secretary also stated that Tehran is “desperate and in trouble” and added that the US “will not rest until the enemy is completely defeated”.
Hegseth also stated that Iranian attacks have decreased over the past 24 hours. “We saw the lowest number of missiles fired by Iran in the last day,” he said. Still, he indicated that the military pressure will continue and stated that the new Iranian supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, “will be smart to listen to Donald Trump’s words” about the country not being able to have a nuclear weapon.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth salutes as members of a U.S. Army team carry an American flag-draped casket containing the body of Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington
The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, stated that the American military campaign has already reached more than 5 thousand targets on Iranian territory. According to him, American forces also destroyed more than 50 Iranian ships and continue to target vessels used to lay sea mines.
Caine assessed that Iran still maintains combat capability, but stated that the country has not demonstrated greater strength than expected. “Iran is fighting, but it is no more formidable than we thought,” he said.
Amid the escalation, Iranian security advisor Ali Larijani reacted to a threat from US President Donald Trump to attack the country with “twenty times greater” intensity if Tehran stops the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. In a message on X, Larijani stated that the Iran “does not fear your empty threats” and warned Trump to “be careful not to be eliminated”, remembering that the country has been accused in the past of planning attacks against the American president.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
