US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the US military has eliminated the leader of an Iranian unit, which, according to him, was trying to assassinate President Donald Trump.
He said this during a briefing at the Pentagon on March 4.
“The leader of the unit that tried to kill President Trump was tracked down and killed. Iran tried to kill President (Donald — ed.) Trump, but the final word was left to President Trump,” Hegset said.
At the same time, the Defense Minister added that this was not the main goal of the US military operation against Iran.
“Although this was by no means the primary objective of the operation — in fact, it was never mentioned by the president or anyone else — I and others made sure that those who were responsible for this ended up on the [US] target list,” Hegset told reporters.
The Pentagon chief did not name the man, but said the operation to eliminate him took place on Tuesday, March 3.