U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the war in Iran is not being waged in order to overthrow Tehran’s ruling regime — but he pointed to the deaths of Iranian leaders that have resulted from the operations so far. “Turns out the regime who chanted ‘Death to America’ and ‘Death to Israel’ was gifted death from America and death from Israel,” Hegseth said during a press briefing at the Pentagon. Find the latest: cnb.cx/3Pc1NEg | CNBC

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