Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared victory in the US and Israeli war against Iran on Wednesday, a day after Washington and Tehran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
Hegseth claimed during his Wednesday morning that the US had accomplished a 'decisive military victory' against Iran.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared Wednesday that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement is “not the end of the campaign,” as he launched the largest wave of attacks in Lebanon since the start of the war.“Let me be clear: We still have objectives to complete, and we will achieve them—either through agreement or through renewed fighting,”…
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine are briefing reporters first thing Wednesday, less than a full day after President Trump announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran. Hegseth started the briefing by calling Operation Epic Fury an “historic and overwhelming victory” that completely destroyed its defense industrial…
War Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military achieved an "overwhelming victory" in Iran after President Donald Trump agreed to a truce on Tuesday.
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…
Defense secretary spoke to reporters in first press briefing since Trump announced ceasefire deal after 40 days of warAfter 40 days and 40 nights of war, Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, on Wednesday pointed to divine providence while telling reporters that Iran’s weapons factories had been reduced to rubble, its military rendered ineffective for…
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth took a victory lap Wednesday, claiming that Iran "begged" for a cease-fire and touting an "overwhelming victory" on the battlefield.
