US defense secretary declares "historic victory" in Iran and calls operations against Houthis and Iran necessary

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1. 10 Nov 2026, 15:18 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said US operations against the Houthis and then against Iran were necessary, in a brief remark that included no details about the nature or timing of these operations, in the context of discussing the sequence of US military operations that targeted the Houthis first and then Iran.
2. 10 Nov 2026, 15:22 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declared his pride in the military operation that targeted Iran, in a brief remark carried by news platforms, without additional details about the nature, timing or results of the operation.
3. 10 Nov 2026, 15:24 US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the United States had achieved a "historic military victory by all measures" in Iran, confirming that US forces attacked more than 13,000 targets in less than 40 days of fighting and sank the Iranian naval fleet. He said President Donald Trump directed a "crushing blow" at Iran instead of postponing confronting the problem, and described efforts to impeach and hold him accountable in the House of Representatives as a "farce" driven by political disputes.

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