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Arlington, Va. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday would be the most "intense" day of the air war in Iran. The body of Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, who died from injuries he suffered during an ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged Wednesday that some Iranian air attacks may still hit their targets even as he asserted that U.S. military superiority is quickly giving ...