Hegseth says Iran attack sends message to enemies: 'We will kill you'

Pete Hegseth is the US Defense Secretary.

01 Mar 2026 09:49am
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gestures after speaking at Blue Origin in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 2, 2026. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP)
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gestures after speaking at Blue Origin in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on February 2, 2026. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP)
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WASHINGTON, US - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday that a massive US-Israeli attack on Iran -- which Washington says killed the country's supreme leader -- showed that those who harm Americans must pay a price.

"If you kill or threaten Americans anywhere in the world -- as Iran has -- then we will hunt you down, and we will kill you," Hegseth wrote on X. - AFP 

 

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