This is Not Iraq: Hegseth Says Goal of Iran Operation is Not Nation Building

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US-Israel Attacks on IranHegseth laid out the objectives of the U.S. mission.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch TimesJackson RichmanReporter3/2/2026|Updated: 3/2/20260:00Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on March 2 that the military campaign against Iran is designed to achieve specific military objectives—not to engage in nation-building.Speaking at the Pentagon, Hegseth rejected comparisons to the Iraq War.

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