Pete Hegseth built his media career attacking ‘endless wars’ and praising Trump’s non-interventionism — now as Defense Secretary, he’s claiming Iran ‘begged’ for peace after Trump’s failed ultimatum and genocidal threats forced him to accept a temporary ceasefire. He’s doing the exact ‘mission accomplished’ spin he once condemned, claiming Iran’s military is destroyed when the reality is Trump desperately needed an off-ramp from his own disaster. The anti-war populist became a war propagandist the moment he got power.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/hegseth-press-briefing-iran-ceasefire