Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday the United States was not caught off guard by Israelβs unprecedented wave of strikes against Iranβs nuclear facilities and top military leaders this week, or by the recent escalation between the two nations.
βI wouldnβt say we were really surprised by any dynamic of the back and forth. Thatβs been ongoing, but weβre monitoring it closely,β Hegseth said.
Hegseth said the US is well prepared to defend its personnel and interests in the region.
βWe are robustly postured to ensure that our people β our bases, our interests β are safe and weβre continuing to monitor any, any forces we would need to do that, capabilities we would need to do that, we will, we will keep Americans safe,β Hegseth said. βThe US is postured to defend our people in the region. Weβve got significant assets in the region.β
Hegseth mirrored President Trump, who has emphasized a preference for negotiations but warned of the consequences of continued aggression, during a Fox News appearance on Saturday. The Defense Secretary said there is still a window for peace despite the heightened tensions.
βThe president continues to message that he prefers peace. He prefers a solution to this that is resolved at the table,β Hegseth said. βIran still has an option for that, but Israel took what it believed it needed to do in self-defense strikes, and based on that first day, they were quite effective.β
President Trump urged Iran to βmake a deal, before there is nothing leftβ after Israel launched roughly 200 strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, senior military leaders and research scientists. It was the opening attack in what Israeli officials have said is part of a major operation against Iran.
In response, Iran fired a barrage of missiles into Israel early Saturday, culminating in a night of widespread explosions and destruction in both Tel Aviv and Tehran.
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