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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine are holding a news briefing Tuesday morning as airstrikes continued overnight in the Middle East. In:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine are holding a news briefing Tuesday morning as airstrikes continued overnight in the Middle East.
On Tuesday, Iran launched new attacks at Gulf Arab countries, while Israeli strikes also hit southern and eastern Lebanon overnight.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told PBS News on Monday that the country is prepared to continue attacking Israel "with our missiles as long as needed and as long as it takes."
The U.S. military said it struck more than 3,000 Iranian targets in the first week of operations. Seven American service members have died in the war.
President Trump told CBS News on Monday that he believes the "war is very complete, pretty much," adding that "there's nothing left in a military sense."
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