US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the United States will maintain a large military presence in the region and reinstate a siege on Iran if Tehran does not meet its commitments, according to a statement attributed to him. The remark follows a series of escalating US threats against Iran.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that the United States will maintain a large military presence in the region and reinstate a siege on Iran if Tehran does not meet its commitments. The remark, attributed to Hegseth by a single source, follows a series of escalating US threats against Iran over the past week.
As The Zioneer reported, earlier this month Hegseth warned that the US would hit Iran 'hard on our terms' (June 10), and that if the Islamic Republic does not uphold its commitments, it would face the US military again (June 14). The new statement goes further by explicitly threatening a renewed 'siege' — a term that echoes the maximum-pressure campaign Washington pursued prior to recent ceasefire talks.
The claim is reported by a single source and has not been independently corroborated. The precise nature of Iran's alleged commitments, and the timeline for assessment, remain unspecified.
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