April 8 (UPI) -- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told the press on Wednesday that U.S. forces will continue to monitor Iran to ensure it complies with the cease-fire agreed to on Tuesday.
Hegseth and Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine addressed the press at the Pentagon on Wednesday morning for the first time since Tuesday's cease-fire between the United States and Iran was agreed to. Hegseth declared the war an "overwhelming victory."
"In less than 40 days, one of our combatant commands, Central Command, CENTCOM, using less than 10% of America's total combat power, dismantled one of the world's largest militaries," Hegseth said. "The world's leading state sponsor of terrorism proved utterly incapable of defending itself, its people or its territory."
Under the agreement, Iran will control the Strait of Hormuz, which Hegseth confirmed.
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