Pentagon chief spoke with Gen Dan Caine at a press conference and blamed Iran for civilian casualties
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has warned that Tuesday would be the “most intense” day of US strikes yet, even as he blamed Iran for civilian casualties by claiming its forces were firing missiles from schools and hospitals.
Speaking alongside Gen Dan Caine, the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, Hegseth alleged Iran was deliberately firing missiles from schools and hospitals, describing the country’s leadership as “desperate and scrambling like the terrorist cowards they are”.
“Iran stands alone, and they are badly losing,” he added.
Caine said that US Central Command had so far struck more than 5,000 targets to date, destroyed over 50 Iranian naval vessels and hit several drone factories to degrade Iran’s autonomous weapons capability. He said US forces had dropped dozens of 2,000lb GPS-guided penetrating weapons on deeply buried missile launchers.
