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Pete Hegseth: We don’t want to have to do more militarily than we have to.

On the recordMarch 31, 2026
We don’t want to have to do more militarily than we have to.
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Pete Hegseth
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apnews.com
Mar 31, 2026

Editor's note · Context

Hegseth's statement on U.S. military involvement in the Iran conflict.

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