US to carry out 'most intense' strikes on Iran Tuesday, Hegseth says

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on during a press conference at US Central Command (CENTCOM) headquarters at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, US on March 5, 2026. /VCG

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Tuesday that the United States would carry out "the most intense" strikes yet in its military campaign against Iran later in the day.

Speaking at a press briefing, Hegseth said Tuesday would see the US military deploy the largest number of fighter jets and bombers used in the operation.

The strikes would be carried out based on intelligence that is more precise and higher quality than before, he said.

The defense chief also claimed that the number of Iranian missile launches in the past 24 hours had fallen to a new low since the conflict began.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps earlier rejected US claims that its missile program has been destroyed, saying it is deploying more projectiles equipped with warheads weighing over 1 tonne.

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