In a briefing at the US Central Command, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that firepower over Iran is about to expand dramatically and Trump said the US has been striking Iranian drone and missile systems “every single hour”.
Hegseth said that the US can sustain its campaign for as long as it wants to, and that a number of US allies have also stepped up to help.
He also said that US President Trump will have a “heck of a say” in who will run Iran, while Trump himself earlier told US outlets that he will “have to be involved” in the appointment of the next leader.
Meanwhile explosions have been reported in Beirut; Bahrain said Iran had attacked a hotel and residential buildings; and Qatar said it intercepted a drone attack on a US base.
The first UK government flight evacuating citizens out of the Middle East has landed in London’s Stansted Airport after its departure from Oman