Pete Hegseth: “We Didn’t Start It, But We Are Finishing It” in Iran

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Monday that U.S. strikes in Iran are meant to achieve specific military objectives, not drag into a prolonged war.

Hegseth raised tensions over widening conflict as the Pentagon seeks to define the mission behind the biggest U.S. military operation aimed at Tehran in decades.

Officials say the joint U.…