Hegseth Declines to Say Whether Iran Operations Will End This Year
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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declined to say whether Iran operations would finish by year-end, leaving that decision to President Donald Trump. Speaking at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs on October 3, he also declined to disclose how many U.S. aircraft carriers would be in the region. Hegseth said his role was to preserve presidential options while balancing worldwide military responsibilities. He described preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb as a vital U.S. interest and said negotiations remained possible alongside military options.