Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korova Coleman.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is going to hold a news conference this hour with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
General Dan Cain.
This comes as President Trump offered a new reason yesterday about why the U.S.
struck Iran.
He said that if the U.S.
did not attack, there would have been a nuclear war.
He's previously insisted the U.S.
obliterated Iran's nuclear capabilities.
And Beers Deepa Shivaran reports last week the U.S.
was engaged in indirect nuclear talks with Iran.
Senior administration officials tried to explain in detail why the negotiations with Iran were breaking down.
The Pentagon and the White House are holding more briefings.
But five days into this war, questions remain and a big one is timeline and what's the end goal?
Trump has said that he expects these strikes to last several more weeks,
but what will define success here for the Trump administration?
And what does the U.S.
want for Iran?
after these strikes bent.
NPR's Deepa Shivaram reporting.