Hegseth Extends Iran Deployments With No Fixed End Date, Sources Say
🎖️ PENTAGON — An open-ended deployment is a strategy, not a pause. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Quietly extending without a declared timeline removes Congressional pressure and shields Trump from owning a withdrawal date — but it also signals no offramp is being actively prepared. "Giving Trump options" means the military footprint expands before any deal shrinks it. Tehran reads indefinite presence as occupation intent, narrowing Araghchi's diplomatic lane further.
