Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told US forces Monday to “stay focused” and trust President Trump as Operation Epic Fury targeting Iran entered its third day.
“This is your moment. This is the generational turning point America has waited for since 1979,” Hegseth proclaimed during a Pentagon news conference alongside top general Dan “Raizin” Caine. “Don’t listen to the noise. Just stay focused. Our commander in chief is steady at the wheel.”
“We face a determined enemy,” the secretary said, referring to Iran, “but you are better.”
Hegseth and Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, took the podium following a weekend of air attacks by the US and Israel that killed four dozen members of Tehran’s leadership, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — while at least four American service members have died and four others seriously wounded in a retaliatory attack by Tehran.
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