Hegseth Says Number of Iranian Missiles Fired Has Hit Lowest Point Since Start of War

‘Our job is to ensure that we compel Iran to realize that this new regime ... is in a better place if they make that deal,’ the Pentagon chief says.

First responders and residents stand by the wreckage of a car at a site hit during an Iranian strike over Petah Tikva, Israel, on March 31, 2026. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images

Iran’s military has launched the lowest number of missiles and drones in the past day since the start of the conflict one month ago, War Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a news conference on Tuesday.

“The last 24 hours saw the lowest number of enemy missiles and drones fired by Iran. ... We recently destroyed another one of their command bunkers,” he said at a Pentagon briefing alongside Joint Chiefs of Staff Secretary Gen. Dan Caine, adding that there were 200 strikes against Iran overnight on Monday into Tuesday.