US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine confirm success of US bombing of Iran | DW News

The United States has joined Israel's war on Iran. US President Donald Trump says American Air force bombers destroyed key Iranian nuclear sites, including the Natanz, Esfahan and Fordo facilities. US defence secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force General Dan Caine held a press conference, in which Secretary Hegseth said the US military strikes were an incredible and overwhelming success, and that that they have obliterated Tehran's nuclear ambitions. General Caine confirmed the first operational use of bunker-buster bombs.

02:23 Pentagon press briefing with Secretary Hegseth and General Caine
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44:00 Interview Kamran Matin, University of Sussex
50:37 Analysis from Tania Krämer, DW Correspondent in Tel Aviv

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Post from DW News on June 22, 2025

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