US EditionHegseth disappointed with possible negotiated ceasefire with Iran, Trump says
Trump said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was disappointed by U.S. talks with Iran, favoring military action as conflict enters its fourth week with 13 troops dead.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump joked that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth 'didn't want it to be settled' during an Oval Office swearing-in, suggesting Hegseth opposed peace talks with Iran.
- Hegseth previously advocated for an aggressive military approach, declaring the Defense Department is 'negotiating with bombs' and pushing for maximum lethality without 'stupid rules of engagement.'
- The military conflict in the Middle East has reached its fourth week, leaving 13 troops dead and 232 service members wounded; this marks the second time in two days Trump has publicly blamed Hegseth.
- Political commentators criticized the administration's internal discord on social media; Bill DeMayo wrote that Trump is 'blaming everyone,' while Brian Krassenstein claimed the Defense Secretary prefers war over peace.
- Last October, Hegseth urged officers in Virginia to 'untie' warfighters' hands for maximum lethality; these established strategic differences now complicate the administration's negotiating posture with Iran.
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Pete Hegseth was ‘disappointed’ with Iran ceasefire: Trump
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Trump jokes Hegseth doesn't want Iran war to end
President Donald Trump joked on Tuesday that War Secretary Pete Hegseth “didn’t want it to be settled” when he found out the United States had begun negotiations with Iran that could end the war in short order. The aside from the president occurred when Hegseth attended the Oval Office swearing-in of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and came after Trump allowed the secretary three minutes to speak to reporters about the…
‘That’s Too Bad’: Donald Trump Throws His Own Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Under the Bus After His Ceasefire Story Starts Falling Apart
President Donald Trump is now pointing fingers inside his own administration as his shifting narrative on a potential ceasefire with Iran continues to unravel. During remarks at the White House, Trump claimed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a top military official, Gen. Dan Caine, were “quite disappointed” by the prospect of the war ending, an eyebrow-raising assertion that appeared to undercut his own earlier push for a deal. U.S. Pres…
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