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Hegseth: US didn’t start war with Iran, but we are ‘finishing it’

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English March 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM

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Blaming Iran for previous attacks on Americans in the region, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says Washington didn’t start the war, but under President Donald Trump, “we’re finishing it”.

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Hegseth: US didn’t start war with Iran, but we are ‘finishing it’

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