The Daily Caller White House correspondent, Reagan Reese, asked Secretary of War Pete Hegseth about the objectives of Operation Epic Fury, which has resulted in four service members being killed in action and at least five wounded since the start of the war. Hegsetsh stated that the United States has clear objectives, including addressing Iran's nuclear ambitions. He emphasised that Iran's ability to project power against us and our allies in ways that the US cannot tolerate. The Iranian government responded by launching hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones at targets in Israel, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.