Hegseth says any peace deal with Iran "will be a good deal”
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As President Donald Trump is still withholding any announcement on whether a peace deal has been reached with Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told an international forum on Saturday that “status as of right now is that any deal will be a good deal.”
Trump is being patient in making sure any peace pact with Iran ensures that it will not acquire a nuclear weapon, Hegseth said in a question-and-answer session after a speech to the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
“I had a chance to talk to President Trump this morning. He wanted me to reiterate how patient he is in ensuring that with America undertaking this kind of historic endeavor, any deal will be a good one, a great one, and he’s patient in the pursuit of that,” Hegseth said.
“If Iran doesn’t want to make a great deal that ensures they don’t get a nuclear weapon,” then Iran can “deal with” the US military, Hegseth said.
Asked later by a reporter about his comment that “any deal will be a good deal,” Hegseth responded: “I love the disingenuous questions from the disingenuous press. I said it will be a good deal.”
The US defense chief said American forces are fully prepared to resume hostilities if so ordered, and that weapons stockpiles are enough to get the job done.
