{"id":4330,"date":"2026-04-08T13:54:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4330"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:54:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:54:52","slug":"pete-hegseth-says-iran-begged-for-this-cease-fire-touts-overwhelming-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4330","title":{"rendered":"Pete Hegseth says &#8216;Iran begged for this cease-fire,&#8217; touts &#8216;overwhelming victory&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 Secretary of War Pete Hegseth declared an \u201coverwhelming victory\u201d in the war against Iran Wednesday \u2014 as he insisted the regime had \u201cbegged\u201d for a cease-fire after Tehran\u2019s missile program was completely obliterated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOperation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield. A capital \u2018V\u2019 military victory,\u201d he said during a Pentagon press briefing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy any measure, Epic Fury decimated Iran\u2019s military and rendered it combat-ineffective for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Pete Hegseth took a victory lap during the Pentagon briefing on April 8, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hegseth\u2019s victory lap came after President Trump pulled back from the brink of a threatened full blown assault on the Islamic Republic late Tuesday \u2013 just two hours before a deadline he set for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran begged for this ceasefire, and we all know it,\u201d Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cTogether with our Israeli partners, America\u2019s military achieved every single objective on plan, on schedule, exactly as laid out from day one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth and\u00a0Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine touted the military\u00a0successes of Operation Epic Fury in a Wednesday press conference at the Pentagon \u2014 including the striking of more than 13,000 targets in total.<\/p>\n<p>Caine boasted that around 80% of Iran\u2019s air defense systems have been destroyed in the 40 days of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Tehran\u2019s ballistic missile program and one-way attack drone capacities have also been decimated, along with 90% of its naval fleet, Caine told reporters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>An Iranian waves the country\u2019s flag in Tehran on April 5, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is \u2014 and we know this \u2014 incredibly frustrating right now to be a lower-level Iranian commander trying to fight your fight,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will take years for Iran to rebuild any major surface combatants, as more than 20 naval production and fabrication facilities have been damaged or destroyed, and nearly 80% of Iran\u2019s nuclear industrial base was hit, further degrading their attempts to attain a nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth added that the dismantling of Iran\u2019s nuclear program has\u00a0\u201calways been non-negotiable\u201d and that its remaining enriched uranium was\u00a0\u201cburied and we\u2019re watching it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know exactly what they have. And they know that. And they will either give it to us, which the president has laid out,\u201d the cabinet official said, \u201cor if we have to do something else ourselves, like we did in Midnight Hammer, or something like that, we reserve that opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Dan Caine and Pete Hegseth held a press briefing at the Pentagon on Wednesday, April 8, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are still questions, though, about how commercial ships and oil tankers will be afforded safe passage through the state \u2014 and whether Iran will be able to charge tolls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thinking of doing it as a joint venture. It\u2019s a way of securing it \u2014 also securing it from lots of other people,\u201d Trump told ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl\u00a0in an interview\u00a0Wednesday. \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Touting the success of the widespread US destruction, Hegseth insisted Iran\u2019s missile program had been \u201cfunctionally destroyed\u201d \u2014 noting they could no longer build missiles, rockets or launchers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran\u2019s navy is at the bottom of the sea,\u201d Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran\u2019s air force has been wiped out. Iran no longer has an air defense\u2026.We own their skies. Their missile program is functionally destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>President Trump announced the cease-fire deal on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He added that what little Iran had left was now \u201cburied in bunkers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey can still shoot. We know that. Their command and control is so decimated they can\u2019t really talk and coordinate, so they still may shoot here and there,\u201d Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut that would be very, very unwise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Hegseth said Operation Epic Fury had achieved its objectives and the US military would stand-down for the time being.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Smoke rises from Tehran on April 7, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe War Department for now \u2014 for now \u2014\u00a0has done its part,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand ready in the background to ensure Iran upholds every reasonable term,\u201d he added, referring to Trump\u2019s cease-fire reached on Tuesday. \u201cAnd as everyone knows, nobody makes a better deal than President Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo other president has shown the courage and resolve of this commander in chief. 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