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‘This is not Iraq’: Hegseth vows swift war, slams ‘pearl-clutching’ US allies

· By Michael Koziol
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Washington: US War Secretary Pete Hegseth has assured nervous Americans that this is not the start of another “endless war” in the Middle East, pledging a swift campaign aimed at destroying Iran’s weaponry, not regime change or nation-building.

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