[ April 22, 2026 ]
Hegseth is right. The Islamic Republic of Iran has been at war with the United States since its inception in 1979. Remember the Iranian hostage crisis. The Beirut bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks was also an Iranian action, through its proxy Hizb’Allah. The Islamic Republic’s leadership repeatedly made clear that it wanted the destruction of the United States and was working to bring it about.
Hegseth also says that this is not a regime change war. Nevertheless, the Islamic Republic of Iran will be a threat to the United States as long as it continues to exist.
“Hegseth says strikes are to destroy Iran’s missile system, navy and end nuclear program,” by Joseph Weber, Just The News, March 2, 2026:
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday laid out the Trump administration’s objective for its joint air strikes with Israel on Iran: destroying the Middle East country’s missile system and navy and ending its pursuit of a nuclear weapon.
“We didn’t start this war, but under President Trump we are going to finish it,” Hegseth said at the Pentagon, two days after the strikes began on Tehran.”
He also said the strikes were not for a “regime change,” but he urged Iranians to take advantage of them killing Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of high-level government officials to try to install a new government. The strikes follow U.S. diplomats’ efforts to reach an agreement with Tehran on how its nuclear program will go forward.
“This is not a so-called regime change war, but the regime has changed,” Hegseth also said….
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