US says IRGC leaders hold ‘temp jobs’, Iran navy pushed ‘to bottom half’
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday that senior roles in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Basij had become “temp jobs” amid ongoing strikes.
“The last job anyone in the world wants right now -- senior leader for the IRGC or Basij. Temp jobs, all of them,” he said during a briefing.
He also pointed to damage to Iran’s naval forces, saying: “We’ve decided to share the ocean with Iran. We’ve given them the bottom half.”
US officials say more than 120 Iranian vessels have been damaged or sunk as part of the campaign.
