Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon has provided possible options to President Donald Trump as he decides any next steps on Iran. But Hegseth would not tell lawmakers on Wednesday whether the military was planning to assist with Israeli strikes, an action that could risk dragging America into a wider war in the Middle East. Hegseth is testifying in the last of a series of often combative hearings before Congress. Hegseth said “maximum force protection” is being provided for U.S. troops in the Middle East and that it is Trump’s decision whether to provide Israel a ”bunker buster” bomb to strike at the core of Iran’s nuclear program. He wouldn't indicate what the U.S. may do next.