"We didn't start this war, but under president Trump, we are finishing it. This is not Iraq. This is not endless. I was there for both our generation knows better, and so does this president."
"Destroy Iranian offensive missiles, destroy Iranian missile production, destroy their navy and other security infrastructure, and they will never have nuclear weapons. We're hitting them surgically, overwhelmingly and unapologetically."
"Iran was building powerful missiles and drones to create a conventional shield for their nuclear blackmail ambitions and had a conventional gun to our head as they tried to lie their way to a nuclear bomb."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Operation Epic Fury, characterizing it as a response to 47 years of Iranian aggression against the United States through various attacks. He stated the operation targets Iranian offensive missiles, missile production capabilities, naval infrastructure, and nuclear ambitions. Hegseth emphasized the military action is surgical, overwhelming, and unapologetic, rejecting comparisons to Iraq or endless conflicts. He noted Iran rejected diplomatic overtures from Trump administration officials including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, instead pursuing nuclear weapons development. Hegseth framed Iran's conventional military buildup as a shield for nuclear blackmail ambitions, justifying the military response as necessary after Iran refused to negotiate peacefully.
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