US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth said in Monday’s briefing that the strikes are not intended to cause an endless war. On the contrary, they are supposed to destroy all of Iran’s arsenal, which threatens the entire region. Also during the briefing, he denied that the goal of the war was to cause a coup in Iran, but at the same time said that he hoped the Iranians would take advantage of the opportunity.
On Monday, Tehran’s forces continued to attack various targets in the Middle East. Iranian drones also attacked the British military base in Cyprus or the Saudi oil refinery Ras Tanura, which stopped operations because of them. Saudi Arabia therefore threatened Iran that if it continues with similar attacks, it will strike at Iranian oil facilities.
