US EditionCaine Says U.S. Forces Ready to Resume Combat if Talks Fail
Caine said the joint force is ready to resume combat if Tehran rejects a negotiated settlement, after 13 U.S. troops were killed in the war.
- On Wednesday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine warned that U.S. forces remain ready to resume combat operations with "speed and precision" if Iran fails to negotiate a settlement.
- During the 38-day war, the U.S. destroyed about 80 percent of Iran's air defense systems, attacked 90 percent of weapons factories, and sank approximately 90 percent of its regular naval fleet.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated the U.S. military is "hanging around" the Middle East to ensure Iran complies with the ceasefire and monitor its enriched uranium stockpile, adding, "We'll take it if we have to."
- Despite the ceasefire, Iranian drone attacks struck Saudi Arabia's crucial East-West oil pipeline and facilities in Kuwait, with Saudi Arabia intercepting nine drones over recent hours.
- Iran's Supreme National Security Council called the war a "historic and crushing defeat" for the U.S., yet Iran enters talks in Pakistan without trust in U.S. negotiators.
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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Evan Vucci The top US general said on Wednesday US troops stood ready to resume fighting if Tehran failed to strike a negotiated settlement as the Trump administration sought to portray the war as a decisive victory against Iran. …
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The Pentagon on April 8 said that the U.S. military has accomplished its objectives in Iran, but is ready to “resume combat operations,” if needed. U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told reporters a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a two-week cease-fire that Iran’s military capabilities have been decimated, with its missile program being “functionally destroyed.” “Together with our Israeli partners, America’s military achieved ev…
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US military says it's ready to resume Iran fighting if diplomacy fails
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. general said on Wednesday U.S. troops stood ready to resume fighting if Tehran failed to strike a negotiated settlement a...
The highest U.S. General said today that U.S. troops are ready to resume fighting if Ir does not reach an agreement.
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