US Senator Mark Kelly, Democrat from Arizona, is surrounded by reporters as he walks to a Senate Armed Services Committee closed briefing on Operation Epic Fury at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2026. US attacks on Iran will hit a new intensity Tuesday and the war will continue as long as President Donald Trump decides, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said. Trump had said the previous day that the war could end "very soon," but remained vague. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)