"We're on plan, winning decisively and on our terms": US Defence Secretary on Iran war; rejects suggestions of 'forever war'

Iran Herald · March 19, 2026 War

Washington DC [US], March 19 (ANI): US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said the United States remains 'on plan' in its war against Iran but declined to provide a definitive timeline for when the conflict would end, stressing that the final decision would rest with President Donald Trump.