On Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran was making a mistake if it believed that the United States could not sustain the war indefinitely.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “We’ve got no shortage of munitions. Our stockpiles of defensive and offensive weapons allow us to sustain this campaign as long as we need to. … We have only just begun to fight, and fight decisively.”

Politico reports U.S. Central Command asked the Pentagon to send more military intelligence officers to its Florida headquarters to support operations against Iran for at least 100 days — and likely through September. The Center for Strategic and International Studies reports the first 100 hours of U.S. attacks alone cost $3.7 billion.

On Thursday, President Trump told Axios in an interview that he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran’s next leader — just as he was in Venezuela. Axios reports Trump acknowledged that Mojtaba Khamenei, son of assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, is the most likely successor, while making clear he finds that outcome unacceptable.