US Secretary of Defense Says Trump Supports Negotiated Deal with Iran
(MENAFN) President Donald Trump favors a negotiated settlement with Iran, the US defense secretary said Monday, urging Tehran to accept the deal offered by Washington, according to reports.
“The president has been clear to Iran: he wants a negotiated settlement. I think it would be a wise choice for them to take him up on that deal,” Pete Hegseth said during a stop on a nationwide “Arsenal of Freedom” tour in Bath, Maine.
Hegseth highlighted that the administration’s diplomatic approach is reinforced by what he described as unmatched US military capabilities. “The world saw America’s capabilities. Peace through strength, deterrence in action. We were out of Iran before Iran even knew we were there.
No other country can do that,” he said, referring to US strikes on Iranian targets during the 12-day conflict last June.
The comments came as indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran resumed in Oman on Friday after nearly eight months of suspension. Talks had been paused following the June conflict, during which the US targeted three key Iranian nuclear sites.
“The president has been clear to Iran: he wants a negotiated settlement. I think it would be a wise choice for them to take him up on that deal,” Pete Hegseth said during a stop on a nationwide “Arsenal of Freedom” tour in Bath, Maine.
Hegseth highlighted that the administration’s diplomatic approach is reinforced by what he described as unmatched US military capabilities. “The world saw America’s capabilities. Peace through strength, deterrence in action. We were out of Iran before Iran even knew we were there.
No other country can do that,” he said, referring to US strikes on Iranian targets during the 12-day conflict last June.
The comments came as indirect negotiations between Washington and Tehran resumed in Oman on Friday after nearly eight months of suspension. Talks had been paused following the June conflict, during which the US targeted three key Iranian nuclear sites.
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