Ceasefire Is a Big Word for Backing Down

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

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 ob...

Ceasefire Is a Big Word for Backing Down

Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images.)It’s difficult to think of a day with quite the same anxiety as April 7, 2026. Doing his best Darth Vader imitation, Donald Trump announced via Truth Social that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” sparking what the Wall Street Journal called a “frantic global guessing game over his real intentions.”…

Pete Hegseth claims Iran ‘begged’ for ceasefire deal to end threats from Trump

Hegseth’s comments come as a two-week ceasefire deal was made between the U.S. and Iran

Pete Hegseth Claims Iranians Buckled Under 'Overwhelming Pressure'

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Iranians agreed to a ceasefire under "overwhelming pressure" and that "President Trump had the power to cripple

Separate fact from fiction in Iran claims

To the editor: This letter is a response to the "Unite for our military" letter in the Friday, March 6, paper. First of all, there is a big difference between supporting our troops and questioning the decisions made in Washington,…