Sec. Hegseth: ‘We Will Not Relent Until the Enemy Is Totally and Decisively Defeated’

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HEGSETH: "On day 10 of Operation Epic Fury, we are winning, with an overwhelming and unrelenting focus on our objectives, which are the same as the day I gave my first briefing here on Operation Epic Fury. They're straightforward and we are executing them with ruthless precision. One, destroy their missile stockpiles, their missile launchers and their defense industrial base, missiles and their ability to make them. Two, destroy their navy. And three, permanently deny Iran nuclear weapons forever. It’s a laser-focused maximum authority mission, delivered with overwhelming and unrelenting precision, no hesitation, no half measures. As President Trump declared yesterday, we're crushing the enemy in an overwhelming display of tactical skill and military force. We will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated, but we do so — we do so on our timeline and at our choosing."