US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth claims Iran ‘begged’ for ceasefire deal to end onslaught and threats from Trump

US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth claimed Iran begged for the ceasefire deal ahead of the deadline set by President Donald Trump. Speaking during the Wednesday morning press conference, Hegseth said: No other president has shown the courage and resolve of this commander-in-chief,President Trump forged this moment. Iran begged for this ceasefire, and we all know it. Hegseth claimed that Irans missile program had been functionally destroyed and that its navy is at the bottom of the sea. Irans air force has also been wiped out, he claimed, adding: We own their skies. The U.S. carried out more than 800 strikes on Iran Tuesday night, Hegseth said, adding that the strikes completely destroyed Irans defense industrial base. They can no longer build rockets, build launchers or build UAVs. Their factories have been razed to the ground. Set back in historic fashion, Hegseth said. Had Iran declined Trumps two-week ceasefire deal, the U.S. militarys next targets would have been their power plants, their bridges and oil and energy infrastructure, Hegseth said. Targets they could not defend, and could not realistically rebuild. It wouldve taken them decades and we were locked and loaded. They couldnt defend against it, he added. Irans new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, understood that a deal was far better than the fate that awaited them, Hegseth claimed. Hegseth also claimed that the supreme leader is wounded and disfigured. This new regime is out of options and out of time, so they cut a deal, Hegseth said. They know this agreement means they will never, ever possess a nuclear weapon. Under the terms, any nuclear material they should not have will be removed. Hegseth also noted that the U.S. military will be hanging around. Not going anywhere. Ahead of Hegseths press conference, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that the U.S. would work closely with Iran, that there had been a very productive regime change, and that there would be no enrichment or Uranium.The post US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth claims Iran begged for ceasefire deal to end onslaught and threats from Trump appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.