March 31 (UPI) -- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called on other countries to help the United States on the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday as the Iran war enters its second month.
Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine held their first press briefing on the war since March 19, when he said the Pentagon will request $200 billion in additional funding from Congress. He told the press Tuesday that the United States is setting the "terms" of the war with increasing firepower and Iran's defenses continue to deplete.
"The upcoming days will be decisive," Hegseth said. "Iran knows that and there is almost nothing they can militarily do about it. Yes, they will still shoot some missiles but we will shoot them down."
Hegseth claimed Iran has launched the lowest number of missiles and drones in a 24-hour period since the war started coming into Tuesday. He added that intelligence from U.S. Central Command says the strikes by the United States are leading to widespread desertions in the Iranian military.
On Monday evening, the United States executed 200 dynamic strikes on Iran, Hegseth said. He explained that dynamic strikes involve a pilot receiving new targets after takeoff.
