Pete Hegseth claims Donald Trump is ‘finishing’ war with Iran (opens in new tab)

<p>The US defence secretary has claimed that President Trump 'did not start' the war with Iran but is 'finishing it', speaking at a Pentagon press conference about strikes on the country.</p><p></p><p>Hegseth began by saying that for '47 long years', the Iranian regime has waged a 'savage, one sided war against America'</p><p></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/mar/02/raf-cyprus-yvette-cooper-keir-starmer-us-iran-israel-uk-politics-latest-news">UK politics l...