The United States Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, says that the US is ready to restart attacks on Iran if a deal could not be reached.
He said this on Saturday as negotiators from the US and Iran worked to bridge the differences that are restricting the two nations from reaching an agreement.
Hegseth disclosed in Singapore their ability and capability to recommence the attacks if necessary.
“Our stockpiles are more than suited for that, both there and around the globe, so we’re in a very good place,” he said.
Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s premier forum for defence leaders, militaries and diplomats, Hegseth revealed that the US had not turned its back on the Asia-Pacific region despite being engaged in conflict with Iran.
“We can do two things at one time. We’re super-charging our defence industrial base so that we’re building 2X, 3X, 4X the munitions very soon to ensure that all of our (operations) plans are properly funded throughout the world,” he said.
The Pentagon chief commended the leniency of Donald Trump, describing him as being patient and wanting to make a great deal that would deny Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.
Trump said on Friday to meet in a secure White House room to make final determination on a proposal in ending the Iran war, which would extend an early-April truce for another 60 days, giving negotiators time to forge a permanent end to the conflict.
Earlier on, the war initiated by US and Israel on February 28, has killed thousands of people mainly in Iran and Lebanon and triggered global economic pain by pushing up energy prices due to Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.