{"id":322272,"date":"2026-03-02T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/this-is-not-iraq-this-is-not-endless-says-us-defense-secretary-on-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:00:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:00:04","slug":"this-is-not-iraq-this-is-not-endless-says-us-defense-secretary-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/this-is-not-iraq-this-is-not-endless-says-us-defense-secretary-on-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;This is not Iraq, this is not endless&#8217; says US Defense Secretary on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wCLiv8Rh890\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'This is not Iraq, this is not endless' says US Defense Secretary on Iran\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wCLiv8Rh890\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>&quot;This is not a so-called regime change war, but the regime sure did change,&quot; says US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the operation in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth added that the goal of America&#8217;s attacks in Iran are &quot;clear&quot; &#8211; to &quot;destroy the navy and missile threat&quot; and prevent it from building nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth would not clarify how long the operation would last nor did he completely rule out US soldiers on the ground in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The defense secretary also paid tribute to four Americans that have died in the conflict so far.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&quot;This is not a so-called regime change war, but the regime sure did change,&quot; says US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the operation in Iran. 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