Pete Hegseth: United States strikes "obliterated" Iran's nuclear ambitions

Defence Secretary calls recent military operation a decisive blow to Iran's nuclear program.
Text: Óscar Ontañón Docal
Published 2025-06-22

The latest news on Israel and Iran. United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has declared that recent American airstrikes against Iran's nuclear facilities marked a decisive blow to Iran's nuclear program.


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"Iran's nuclear ambitions have been obliterated. The operation President Trump planned was bold and it was brilliant, showing the world that American deterrence is back. When this president speaks, the world should listen," he said.

Speaking from the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth described the operation as bold and brilliant, underscoring a renewed posture of American deterrence. Meanwhile, officials emphasised that Iranian personnel were not targeted during the mission.

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