US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth revealed this Tuesday (31) during a press conference that last Saturday he secretly visited the troops sent to the Middle East in the war against Iran and that the soldiers asked him for “bigger bombs”.
Hegseth announced in the interview that he had the opportunity to visit Operation Epic Fury combat troops and was in the field with them for a day and a half over the weekend, although he said he would not name which bases he visited for security reasons.
“I had the opportunity to witness the best of the USA. I saw warriors, a brotherhood of men and women, all active warriors – guard or reserve – and united by their love and shared purpose, in addition to their commitment to the mission”, said Hegseth.
The Secretary of War shared several conversations with soldiers and assured that they told him they wanted “more bombs and bigger bombs, and we will gladly oblige.”
In his press conference, Hegseth reiterated that the American military is advancing its military objectives and degrading Iran’s ability to use its missile arsenal.
The Secretary of War highlighted that last night the US carried out 200 attacks against Iranian targets, while the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, highlighted the impacts on the Iranian weapons industry in the last few hours.
Hegseth also confirmed that the video of a gigantic explosion shared last night by Trump was that of an attack in the Iranian city of Isfahan against a weapons depot hit by US bombers, probably with heavy, penetrating bombs, the largest non-nuclear caliber bombs in the American arsenal.
