War Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday that President Trump remains “laser-focused” on securing what he described as a “great deal” with Iran, while warning that Tehran could face renewed U.S. military action if negotiations collapse.
“They can either do this now through a deal, and we think we’re in a good place to make that deal, or they can deal with the War Department,” Hegseth told reporters in Singapore during a press availability following the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit.
“We are prepared — we’re postured even stronger today than we were on day one — to address it that way if we have to, but he’d prefer not to,” Hegseth added, referring to Trump’s preference for a diplomatic resolution.
The remarks came one day after President Trump convened a roughly two-hour Situation Room meeting with senior advisers regarding a proposed framework agreement with Iran that would reportedly extend
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