Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. is “accelerating, not decelerating” its war on Iran, with more assets heading to the region as the conflict ricochets from Turkey to Sri Lanka and Israel steps up strikes in Tehran and Lebanon. Hegseth said a U.S. torpedo sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean.
Hegseth says U.S. “just getting started” in Iran war as conflict intensifies and spreads
March 5, 2026
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. is “accelerating, not decelerating” its war on Iran, with more assets heading to the region as the conflict ricochets from Turkey to Sri Lanka and Israel steps up strikes in Tehran and Lebanon. Hegseth said a U.S. torpedo sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean.
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