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Critics ridicule Hegseth for 'gaslighting' on Iran ceasefire: 'Operation wishful thinking'

Apr 8, 2026Far Left

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was widely ridiculed Wednesday after framing the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement tentatively reached on Tuesday as a “military victory,” and one that Iran “begged for,” despite many of its provisions directly contradicting some of the Trump administration’s stated war objectives.“Iran begged for this ceasefire, and we all know…

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