Pentagon chief says US ready to restart strikes on Iran if no deal
The Pentagon chief said President Donald Trump was "patient" and wants to make a "great deal" that ensures Iran does not get a nuclear weapon.
The US is ready to restart if a deal cannot be reached, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said today (30 May), as negotiators from Washington and Tehran worked to bridge major differences blocking an agreement.
"Our ability to recommence if necessary...we are more than capable," Hegseth said in Singapore.
"Our stockpiles are more than suited for that, both there and around the globe, so we're in a very good place," he added.
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The Pentagon chief said President Donald Trump was "patient" and wants to make a "great deal" that ensures Iran does not get a nuclear weapon.
"We can do two things at one time. We're super-charging our defense industrial base so that we're building 2X, 3X, and 4X the munitions very soon to ensure that all of our (operations) plans are properly funded throughout the world," he said.
The Pentagon chief said President Donald Trump was "patient" and wants to make a "great deal" that ensures Iran does not get a nuclear weapon.
Yesterday, Trump said he would meet in a secure White House room to make a proposal to end the Iran war, which would extend an early-April truce for another 60 days, giving negotiators time to forge a permanent end to the conflict.
The war launched by the US and Israel on 28 February has killed thousands of people, mainly in Iran and Lebanon, and caused global economic pain by pushing up energy prices due to Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
