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European and Asian countries were not sufficiently gratefulfor the US-led war against Iran, US War Secretary Pete Hegseth stated onFriday, describing the war as a gift to the world from US President DonaldTrump.
Speaking during a press conference at the Pentagon alongsideJoint Chiefs of Staff chair General Dan Caine, attended by Shafaq Newscorrespondent, he said Europe and Asia have benefited from the US protectionfor decades, “but the time for free riding is over.” He added that “America andthe free world deserve allies who are capable, who are loyal, and whounderstand that being an ally is not a one-way street. It's a two-way street.”
Hegseth reaffirmed that the US's ongoing war goal is toprevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. “It's a bold and dangerous mission... courtesy of a bold and historic president.”
The war secretary claimed the “ironclad blockade” on Iranianports imposed by US naval forces would be “going global” and “tightening by thehour” with “no one” passing through the Strait of Hormuz to “anywhere in theworld” absent US permission, accusing Iranian forces of “acting like piratesand terrorists” by attempting to enforce their own blockade of the waterwayagainst “random ships.” Hegseth declared a “new phase” in the war, where Iranhas an “important choice” to make a deal with the United States.
Meanwhile, General Dan Caine stated that the US militaryremains ready to resume major combat operations upon orders from Trump.
He said that the crews of all three Iranian merchant vesselsseized by the US military over the past week are still in US custody, vowing tocontinue conducting similar maritime interdiction actions and activities in thePacific and Indian Oceans against Iranian ships and vessels of “the DarkFleet.”
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