Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine are holding a news conference at the Pentagon with regard to U.S. military operation in Iran. Peter Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine are expected to provide updates on the military operation, which entered its fifth day on Wednesday. “Operation Epic Fury” began in the early hours of Saturday morning and has claimed the lives of dozens of senior Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.