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US to bomb 'key facilities' in Iran, says Hegseth

Published 11 June 2026 · world

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Live Events as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Addas a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel U.S. Defense ​Secretary Pete Hegseth ​said U.S. forces would carry out orders ​from President Donald Trump and hit Iran hard on Wednesday by bombing "key facilities."Speaking to reporters after being briefed by commanders at the ⁠U.S. ⁠Central Command headquarters in Florida, Hegseth said Iran had been ​given a chance to make a deal but had not ​taken it."We will hit them hard on our terms on the targets that improve the environment for ​us to operate in and ⁠undermine the capabilities that Iran wants to have," ​Hegseth said.Hegseth ​spoke after Trump said that the ⁠United States would strike Iran again if ​no peace deal is secured, threatening further ​escalation following one of the most significant exchanges of hostilities in two months."As President Trump said, they've been tap, tap, tapping," Hegseth said, referring to Iran."You can see when someone's trying to tap, tap, tap on a deal, instead they're going to have tap, tap, tap ​bombs dropping ​on key ⁠facilities in Iran from the United States of America."He accused Iran of "choosing to play games" and added: "If we need ​to negotiate with bombs, we'll negotiate with bombs, and we're very good at it."

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