Trump administration says Washington’s sole goal in its strikes on Iran is to destroy its nuclear programme.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed remarks made by President Donald Trump Saturday following strikes on three major nuclear enrichment facilities in Iran.

Vice President JD Vance's remarks come after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran's "nuclear ambitions have been obliterated" following Saturday's strikes.

Defence secretary denies US is pursuing policy of regime change after strikes on Iranian nuclear sites

Trump administration says Washington’s sole goal in its strikes on Iran is to destroy its nuclear programme.

With the world reeling after Trump’s attack on Iran, US defence secretary Pete Hegseth insisted that the operation was only about ending Tehran’s ambitions for nuclear weapons

President Donald Trump called for an Iranian regime change, less than one day after the US bombed the country's nuclear sites - triggering an array of reaction from world leaders.

US president says strikes led to ‘monumental damage’ and questioned if the regime could ‘make Iran great again’

US president’s social media post contradicts statements by figures in his administration, including Vance and Hegseth.

Trump claimed Iran's nuclear facilities sustained 'monumental damage' from the U.S. strikes.

Most members of President Donald Trump’s administration have tried to stay on message: Strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities do not signal the beginning of a war, and the US…