The United States will deploy additional troops and military assets to the Middle East as operations against Iran continue, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said Monday.Speaking at the Pentagon alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Caine made clear the campaign, dubbed Operation Epic Fury, is far from over.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“This is not a single overnight operation. The military objectives that [US Central Command] 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 said.He acknowledged that four US troops have been killed so far and warned that further casualties are likely.“We expect to take additional losses, and as always, we will work to minimize US losses. But as the Secretary [of Defense Pete Hegseth] said, this is major combat operations,” Caine added.Caine confirmed that additional forces were