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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Fire power over Iran to surge dramatically - US defense secretary
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:06:41
	Publish Date:		2026-03-06 03:50:00
	Description:		The US Defense Secretary has said that fire power over Iran is about to surge dramatically. Pete Hegseth was speaking at a joint press conference with the head US Central Command, as Operation Epic Fury heads into its seventh day. Admiral Brad Cooper said US combat power is building. Its bomber force has struck nearly 200 targets, including ballistic missile launchers deep inside of Iran. Dr John Battersby, a Senior Fellow at Massey University's Centre for Defence and Security Studies spoke to Lisa Owen.
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