US General Dan Caine says US military objectives in Iran will take time, with more casualties expected as US and Israel continue strikes. President Donald Trump launched the campaign on Saturday.
By Reuters March 2, 2026, 9: 38: 05 PM IST (Published)
It will take time to achieve US military objectives in Iran and additional US casualties are expected, US General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on Monday, as the United States and Israel’s strikes on Iran continued for a third day.
The US-Israeli air war against Iran expanded on Monday with no end in sight. The US military said Kuwait’s air defenses had mistakenly shot down three American F-15E fighter jets during an Iranian attack.
”This is not a single overnight operation. The military objectives that CENTCOM and the Joint Force have been tasked with will take some time to achieve, and in some cases will be difficult and gritty work,” Caine told reporters. He added that the United States continued to send additional troops to the Middle East, even after a massive military buildup.
Caine’s comments come a day after US President Donald Trump suggested that strikes agains