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Hegseth: Israeli oil strike ‘wasn’t necessarily our objective’
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gives a briefing on the Iran war, March 10, 2026. (Screenshot/CNBC)
Asked about Israel’s strike against Iranian oil facilities, amid reports that the White House was unhappy with the attack, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says hitting the oil sites “wasn’t necessarily our objective.”
He firmly denies Israel is pulling the US into operations that go against Washington’s interests: “We’re not getting pulled in any direction. We’re leading, the president is leading.”
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