Pete Hegseth's Stark Warning to Tehran: Threaten Americans, Face Retribution
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US Warns Iran: 'Will Hunt You Down' for Threatening Americans
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Moneycontrol•01-03-2026, 07:10
US Warns Iran: 'Will Hunt You Down' for Threatening Americans
•US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a stark warning to Iran after a US-Israeli operation, stating, "If you kill or threaten Americans... we will hunt you down, and we will kill you."
•The operation, code-named OPERATION EPIC FURY, was launched on President Donald Trump's orders, described as the "most lethal, most complex, and most-precision aerial operation in history."
•Trump claimed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, though Tehran denied it; Israel confirmed the death of IRGC commander Mohammad Pakpour.
•Coordinated US-Israeli strikes targeted IRGC command centers, missile facilities, air defense systems, and naval assets across Iran, resulting in at least 201 deaths and 747 wounded.
•Hegseth vowed to destroy Iran's missile production and navy, reiterating that "Iran will never have a nuclear weapon"; Iran retaliated with strikes on US bases and allied sites in the Middle East.