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Richard Luscombe

Pete Hegseth says ‘there will be more casualties’ in US war with Iran

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Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, speaks at the ‘Shield of the Americas’ summit in Miami, Florida, on 7 March 2026. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, has said “there will be more casualties” in the US military from the Trump administration’s war in Iran after officials confirmed on Sunday that the number of US service members killed had climbed to seven.

Hegseth made the statement during an appearance Sunday night on CBS’s 60 Minutes, during which he portrayed Donald Trump’s decision for the US to join Israeli attacks on the Middle East country as essential “to advance American interests, and protect American lives”.

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