We did this from a position of strength, President Trump led with military might, that military might will stay as long as necessary.
Pete Hegseth
The Public Record
U.S. Secretary of Defense in the Trump administration; Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News host.
We'll maintain what we need to. The blockade has been a devastating success for us and impact on the Iranians.
This deal, as we talk about aspects of the deal, some of which have come up publicly, are totally wrong. It is- it's performance-based.
The president's been most clear about is that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, never. Full stop.
We can do it the Midnight Hammer way. We can do it the Epic Fury way if we need to.
President Trump has already set back Iran's nuclear program in devastating ways.
Ultimately, we've worked with them, and Ukraine is buying munitions that Europe pays for, and it's great to see Europe finally step up and pay for those.
It's an incredible reinforcement of the Monroe Doctrine, now the Donroe Doctrine. We're taking back control of our hemisphere.
President Trump led with military might. That military might will stay as long as necessary.
What this deal will be will be a wall to a bomb, and that was the objective from the beginning, very clear from the beginning.
So the huge difference is we did this from a position of strength, President Trump led with military might, that military might will stay as long as necessary.