US to bomb 'key facilities' in Iran: Hegseth

Published June 11, 2026 Updated June 11, 2026 08:16pm

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said that “key facilities” in Iran will be attacked on the orders of President Donald Trump, according to Reuters.

Speaking to reporters after being briefed by commanders at the US Central Command headquarters in Florida, Hegseth says Iran had been given a chance to make a deal but had not taken it.

“We will hit them hard on our terms on the targets that improve the environment for us to operate in and undermine the capabilities that Iran wants to have,” Hegseth says.

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