In the first formal Pentagon briefing since the campaign began, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to set out a time frame to end the campaign, saying it was up to President Donald Trump.
The military's aim was to destroy Iran's ability to project force beyond its borders, which it had been using to provide cover to develop a nuclear weapon, Hegseth said.
"We're hitting them surgically, overwhelmingly and unapologetically," he said.
The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, described a campaign of overwhelming force that included hitting more than 1,000 targets in the first 24 hours, and said more forces were still on their way to the region.
"This is not a single overnight operation. The military objectives that CENTCOM and the Joint Force have been tasked with will take some time to achieve, and in some cases will be difficult and gritty work," Caine said.
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