India, March 10 -- US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that Tuesday, March 10, would be the most intense day of strikes against Iran in the war so far. He said that the US will bring the most fighter jets and bombers against Iran, as the conflict between the US, Israel and Iran rages.

Hegseth said that the main aim of Operation Epic Fury remains to destroy Iran's missile stockpiles, navy and defence industrial base.

"Today will be yet again our most intense day of strikes inside Iran - the most fighters, the most bombers, the most strikes," Hegseth said while sharing updates about the ongoing war.

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