WASHINGTON, November 10. /TASS/. The United States is ready to use military force against Iran again if it receives reliable information about illegal activities at its nuclear facilities, Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth said.
"We're able to maintain oversight and visibility of those nuclear sites, and if we saw the kind of nefarious activity that required action, we would take it," he told a news conference. "We will watch that on a lot of levels very, very closely."
The United States and Israel started a war with Iran on February 28. In June, Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding providing for an immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts. However, on the night of July 8, the United States resumed large-scale strikes against Iran, accusing it of violating the agreements on the Strait of Hormuz. About 25% of the world's oil trade and about 20% of liquefied natural gas are transported through it. Then the US administration actually signaled the cessation of the use of large-scale military force against Iran and the transition to an attempt to choke it economically through sanctions.