Hegseth tells US military personnel ‘I know that you’re ready’ regarding possible future Iran action
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told U.S. troops onboard the USS Boxer in Singapore on Friday that “I know that you’re ready, and that gives me confidence” when it comes to future potential military action against Iran.
“So right now, hey, Iran has a choice to meet at the table with the president to give up their nuclear program. And as the president said… in the Cabinet meeting… well, Iran can either do it the right way, with a deal, across the table, or they can deal with my guy on the left. It happened to be me, but it’s not me, it’s you guys,” Hegseth said after joining the U.S. military personel for drills.
“It’s what you’re ready to do, it’s what the world knows you are prepared to do,” Hegseth added. “When I talked to the commanders, when I talked all you this morning, I know that you’re ready, and that gives me confidence. That gives the president confidence. And it should give the American people confidence.”
President Donald Trump, speaking during the Cabinet meeting this week, said Iran “very much” wants to reach an agreement.
“So far they haven’t gotten there. We’re not satisfied with it, but we will be, we will be. Either that or we’ll have to just finish the job,” the president warned.
“But their navy has gone, as I’ve said a thousand times, their navy is gone. Their air force is gone. Everything’s gone and they’re negotiating on fumes. But we’ll see what happens. Maybe we have to go back and finish it. Maybe we don’t,” he continued.
U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a memorandum of understanding at extending the ceasefire for 60 days and launching Iranian nuclear negotiations, but the plan needs Trump’s final approval, U.S. sources told Fox News.
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