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Hegseth claims 'decisive victory' over Iran
April 8, 2026
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Hegseth claims 'decisive victory' over Iran US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed a decisive military victory over Iran in a speech on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, Hegseth praised US President Donald Trump for having made history, claiming that historic and overwhelming US-Israeli attacks had decimated Iran's miltary.
President Trump forged this moment, Iran begged for this ceasefire, and we all know it, he said.
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