Responding To Possible War Crimes, Hegseth Said We Will Negotiate With Bombs
March 31, 2026
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth glossed over being asked about the targeting of civilian targets and said if we don't get a deal with Iran, our negotiating tactics will be more bombs. He did not answer the question. Fox News correspondent Gillian Turner asked Whiskey Pete to address Trump's Truth Social post that outlines committing several war crimes against civilian targets to punish Iran.
GILLIAN: The U.S. and Iran appear right now publicly to disagree about whether there are these negotiations ongoing. What impact does that have on military strategy? Does it have any bearing at all? And General, the President wrote yesterday that the U.S. might destroy Iran's electricity-generating plants and oil wells. Those are his words before ending this operation. Is there a way to do either of those things without, like, seriously jeopardizing or seriously harming civilians? The talks...They are ongoing, Hegseth replied. They are active and, I think, gaining strength. HEGSETH: If Iran was willing to relinquish material they have and ambitions they have, open this – great. That's the goal. We don't want to have to do more militarily than we have to. But I didn't mean it flippantly when I said, in the meantime, we'll negotiate with bombs. read more
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