‘Iran will never be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons’: Takeaways from Pentagon chief press conference

Iran will never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

Below are the key takeaways from his news conference:

• A regime change will take place in Iran.
• The United States did not start the war against Iran, but President Donald Trump’s administration will end it.
• Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons, its attacks on global shipping routes, and its expanding arsenal of ballistic missiles and offensive drones are no longer acceptable risks for the United States.
• Iran was developing advanced missiles and drones to create a conventional shield for its nuclear blackmail ambitions.