{"id":16606,"date":"2026-03-03T03:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/trump-wont-rule-out-boots-on-the-ground-hegseth-slams-pearl-clutching-allies\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T03:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:35:13","slug":"trump-wont-rule-out-boots-on-the-ground-hegseth-slams-pearl-clutching-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/trump-wont-rule-out-boots-on-the-ground-hegseth-slams-pearl-clutching-allies\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump won\u2019t rule out boots on the ground; Hegseth slams \u2018pearl-clutching\u2019 allies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-testid=\"ad-sticky-container\" class=\"sc-12fe4579-0 dielU\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 fMIAOk adWrapper noPrint sc-1c01c11e-0 iEpzep\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"sc-ad76bc40-0 fGWwxS\">\n<div class=\"sc-5cbbddda-0 cRMyzw\">\n<div data-testid=\"article-author\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-1 kekTYX\" readability=\"5.6\">\n<div readability=\"7.2\">\n<p data-testid=\"article-datetime\" class=\"sc-5cbbddda-5 jMFiFd\"><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 dLDTDi\">Updated <time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-03-03T10:10:10+11:00\">March 3, 2026<!-- --> &mdash; 10:10am<\/time>,<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-testid=\"wbr-separator\" class=\"sc-a243f860-1 jJVohk\"><\/span><span class=\"sc-a243f860-0 dLDTDi\">first published <time data-testid=\"storytile-timestamp\" datetime=\"2026-03-03T05:58:31+11:00\">5:58am<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-0 hMrcSL noPrint\" data-testid=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"sc-7132c98c-1 cbqDrw\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 cGFoDo\" readability=\"8.5431472081218\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 bYQiGM\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 bRyYMS\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 bBuibL\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 bnZsbn sc-d1b14060-3 bnLMbo\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 NcyxX\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 dpTpUw sc-369d9219-0 ipWbwh\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"9\">\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-1 eGTSJh\">Save this article for later<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-369d9219-2 crcSSW\">Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sc-3f16ee48-0 sc-3f16ee48-6 sc-369d9219-3 dXbfCd gDnvwr gxYZHU\">Got it<\/button><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 fKewKr\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 kfmQUR\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 kfmPpl\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<aside class=\"sc-67b869c7-6 cFwlqx\"><\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\" readability=\"31.538847117794\">\n<p><strong>Washington:<\/strong> US War Secretary Pete Hegseth has assured nervous Americans that this is not the start of another &ldquo;endless war&rdquo; in the Middle East, pledging a swift campaign aimed at destroying Iran&rsquo;s weaponry, not regime change or nation-building.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth also criticised the US&rsquo;s &ldquo;traditional allies&rdquo;, accusing them of being hesitant and indecisive about using military force, in comments that were widely interpreted as being directed primarily at Britain, which dallied in allowing the US to use its bases for strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f4dc21b364dbfa490a0b36522c65c90d77d9bcb8, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f4dc21b364dbfa490a0b36522c65c90d77d9bcb8 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f4dc21b364dbfa490a0b36522c65c90d77d9bcb8, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f4dc21b364dbfa490a0b36522c65c90d77d9bcb8 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"War Secretary Pete Hegseth said many US allies &ldquo;wring their hands and clutch their pearls&rdquo; about using force.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.092,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/f4dc21b364dbfa490a0b36522c65c90d77d9bcb8\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/f4dc21b364dbfa490a0b36522c65c90d77d9bcb8, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.092%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/f4dc21b364dbfa490a0b36522c65c90d77d9bcb8 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>War Secretary Pete Hegseth said many US allies &ldquo;wring their hands and clutch their pearls&rdquo; about using force.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Israel, which has conducted the strikes with the US, was a &ldquo;capable partner&rdquo; with a clear mission, Hegseth said &ndash; whereas other allies would &ldquo;wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>The European Union issued a statement on Sunday calling for &ldquo;maximum restraint&rdquo; and &ldquo;the full respect of international law&rdquo;. Australia and Canada, in similarly worded statements, said they supported US actions to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and continuing to pose a threat to peace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\" readability=\"21.816\">\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump made his feelings known about British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, telling the UK&rsquo;s <em>Daily Telegraph <\/em>he was &ldquo;very disappointed in Keir&rdquo; for blocking the US from using the British island of Diego Garcia in the operation.<\/p>\n<aside data-testid=\"related-story\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-0 QbJUT\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"related-story-heading\" class=\"sc-4dc7bff5-1 fNPBEP\">Related Article<\/h2>\n<div data-an-position=\"1\" imagepositions=\"top\" data-testid=\"story-tile\" class=\"sc-679b6ed4-0 cMGLSH\">\n<figure imagesizes=\"[object Object]\" class=\"sc-8825a2fb-0 hUTlgn\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.3238%2C$multiply_0.2805%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ff7ccde6785c07eadf6ac5579dde318cc05413479e3ddfd2d2be626fc972242f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.3238%2C$multiply_0.5609%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ff7ccde6785c07eadf6ac5579dde318cc05413479e3ddfd2d2be626fc972242f 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.3238%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ff7ccde6785c07eadf6ac5579dde318cc05413479e3ddfd2d2be626fc972242f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.3238%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ff7ccde6785c07eadf6ac5579dde318cc05413479e3ddfd2d2be626fc972242f 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US-Israeli attacks on Iran continue.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_1.3238,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_0,%24y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/ff7ccde6785c07eadf6ac5579dde318cc05413479e3ddfd2d2be626fc972242f\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.3238%2C$multiply_0.5127%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ff7ccde6785c07eadf6ac5579dde318cc05413479e3ddfd2d2be626fc972242f, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_1.3238%2C$multiply_1.0255%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_54\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ff7ccde6785c07eadf6ac5579dde318cc05413479e3ddfd2d2be626fc972242f 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 jiJqza\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Starmer has relented and will allow the base to be used for &ldquo;defensive&rdquo; purposes. But he said the UK would not join in with &ldquo;regime change from the skies&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth&rsquo;s news conference on Monday (US time) with the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, General Dan &ldquo;Razin&rdquo; Caine, marked the first time senior Trump administration officials fronted the cameras to answer questions about the strikes, which began late Friday night into Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth said the US&rsquo;s objectives were to destroy Iran&rsquo;s missile stocks and its capacity to produce them, destroy its navy and security infrastructure, and prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>He objected to inquiries from reporters about the timeline Trump had set for the campaign &ndash; four to five weeks &ndash; calling it a &ldquo;gotcha question&rdquo;. But he was emphatic that it would not turn into an open-ended war.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not Iraq, this is not endless &hellip; Our generation knows better and so does this president,&rdquo; Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.156%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/5fffa780d360f8be674af67c138f20ed1e4f12ec, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.156%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/5fffa780d360f8be674af67c138f20ed1e4f12ec 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.156%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/5fffa780d360f8be674af67c138f20ed1e4f12ec, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.156%2C$multiply_2.0317%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/5fffa780d360f8be674af67c138f20ed1e4f12ec 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"At a military honours ceremony, President Donald Trump said he would not &ldquo;get bored&rdquo; of the operation in Iran and would do &ldquo;whatever it takes&rdquo;.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.156,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/5fffa780d360f8be674af67c138f20ed1e4f12ec\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.156%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/5fffa780d360f8be674af67c138f20ed1e4f12ec, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.156%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/5fffa780d360f8be674af67c138f20ed1e4f12ec 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bnWZMz\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><svg viewbox=\"0 0 38 38\" height=\"38px\" width=\"38px\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-4 eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>At a military honours ceremony, President Donald Trump said he would not &ldquo;get bored&rdquo; of the operation in Iran and would do &ldquo;whatever it takes&rdquo;.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;He [Trump] called the last 20 years of nation-building wars dumb, and he&rsquo;s right. This is the opposite. This operation is a clear, devastating, decisive mission: destroy the missile threat, destroy the navy, no nukes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth said regardless of the views of &ldquo;so-called international institutions&rdquo;, the US military was unleashing &ldquo;the most lethal and precise air power campaign in history&rdquo; against the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\" readability=\"24.248348745046\">\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re hitting them surgically, overwhelmingly and unapologetically. All on our terms, with maximum authorities,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No stupid rules of engagement, no nation-building quagmire, no democracy-building exercise, no politically correct wars. We fight to win and we don&rsquo;t waste time, or lives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A fourth American service member was confirmed dead by US Central Command on Monday (Washington time). The person was wounded during Iran&rsquo;s initial counter-attack and died from their injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Three US fighter jets were also mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defences in what the US described as &ldquo;an apparent friendly fire incident&rdquo;, but all six crew members ejected safely. Qatar said its air force had shot down two Iranian warplanes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>The US military says it has struck more than 1250 Iranian targets since the operation started, and that all 11 Iranian ships that were in the Gulf of Oman three days ago had been destroyed.<\/p>\n<p>As the fighting in Iran continued for a third day, a new front in the war opened when the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, one of Iran&rsquo;s principal allies in the Middle East, launched missiles and drones towards Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Israel responded with sweeping airstrikes, which it said targeted the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut and struck senior militants. Lebanon&rsquo;s health ministry says Israeli strikes have now killed 52 people in the country.<\/p>\n<p>At a news briefing in Washington, Caine said more American manpower was heading to the region &ndash; specifically, in &ldquo;tactical aviation&rdquo; &ndash; though he declined to give further details. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re just about where we want to be in terms of total combat capacity and total combat power,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 kvnFTY\" readability=\"19.105754276827\">\n<p>Hegseth did not rule out putting American boots on the ground, saying he would not signal what the US may or may not do in combat.<\/p>\n<p>Trump made similar remarks to <em>The New York Post<\/em>. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t have the yips with respect to boots on the ground,&rdquo; he told the newspaper. &ldquo;Every president says, &lsquo;There will be no boots on the ground.&rsquo; I don&rsquo;t say it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump made numerous remarks suggesting the scale of the campaign would ramp up. &ldquo;We haven&rsquo;t even started hitting them hard,&rdquo; he told CNN. &ldquo;The big wave hasn&rsquo;t even happened. The big one is coming soon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-4820f69c-1 fhsnES\"><button aria-label=\"enlarge image\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-5 bsFdcS\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 bXqpHm\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_0.9841%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ee01ae86cd11e0d3c9535e43aa467054a2da1567, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.9683%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/ee01ae86cd11e0d3c9535e43aa467054a2da1567 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.126%2C$multiply_1.0159%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/ee01ae86cd11e0d3c9535e43aa467054a2da1567, 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eROwEo\"><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 22.029383, 7.619553)\"><path d=\"M1 8l6.36396103-6.36396103M8 7V1H2\"><\/path><\/g><g stroke=\"#F4F5F7\" stroke-width=\"2\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" transform=\"matrix(1, 0, 0, 1, 7.0731, 21.523087)\"><path d=\"M8 1L1.63603897 7.36396103M1 2v6h6\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/p><\/button><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 hMRMLa\"><span>A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran on Monday.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jnumBu\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jkEJCb\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hBgktT adWrapper noPrint sc-67b869c7-3 gsRMal\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 kRjajv\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.24111659671600033%2C$multiply_0.2842%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_153%2C$y_4\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/0ddabe92a9b9ef6b7cb9c0b87e6056d7c93a9ad2, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.24111659671600033%2C$multiply_0.5685%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_153%2C$y_4\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/0ddabe92a9b9ef6b7cb9c0b87e6056d7c93a9ad2 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vice President JD Vance is a sceptic about foreign entanglements, but supported last year&rsquo;s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.24111659671600033,%24multiply_0.5127,%24ratio_1.777778,%24width_1059,%24x_153,%24y_4\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/0ddabe92a9b9ef6b7cb9c0b87e6056d7c93a9ad2\" 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