Although some Republicans on Capitol Hill tried to describe the strike against Iran as a "limited operation" to avoid being labeled as a long-term war, Hagens deliberately did not set a clear timeframe for the action during a press conference on Wednesday, saying, "You can say four weeks, but it could also be six weeks, eight weeks, or even three weeks." He stated that more military aircraft were arriving that day to "dominate" Iranian airspace, and attacks against Iran would escalate, describing the intensity of the operation as "death and destruction all day long." He also claimed that U.S. forces had killed an unnamed Iranian official who had previously led an assassination plan against Trump. Hagens also emphasized that this was not a "mission accomplished" moment, but rather a "reality check," attempting to set the tone for ongoing operations amid sensitive memories of the Iraq War within the Republican Party.
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