Political Quotes

Pete Hegseth

The Public Record

U.S. Secretary of Defense in the Trump administration; Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News host.

Jun 14, 2026

It's been military pressure and strength from President Trump that's compelled Iran to this deal, which will be performance-based when it's signed.

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Jun 14, 2026

The blockade has been a devastating success for us and impact on the Iranians.

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Jun 14, 2026

Well, what- Margaret, what I would say the president's been most clear about is that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, never. Full stop.

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Jun 14, 2026

The document says Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, won't seek one, won't buy one, won't have one.

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Jun 14, 2026

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.

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Jun 14, 2026

This is not a- the JCPOA was a path to a bomb, 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.

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Jun 14, 2026

If Iran wants this to hold, they need to – they need to pull back Hezbollah, no doubt.

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Jun 14, 2026

If Iran does not want to comply, then they can deal with the War Department again, which we'd rather not have to do.

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Jun 14, 2026

we did this from a position of strength, President Trump led with military might, that military might will stay as long as necessary.

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Jun 14, 2026

we can snap that blockade back at any point, and they can't do anything about it, and Iran knows that.

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Jun 14, 2026

Nobody makes better and more munitions than the United States of America, and we are open to co-production wherever we can.

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Jun 14, 2026

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.

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