U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated Friday that President Donald Trump won the war against Iran "big" and that his name will be remembered in history as the one who reshaped the Middle East, according to the statement.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stated today (Friday) that President Donald Trump has secured a decisive victory in the war against Iran, describing Trump's handling of the campaign as historic. The declaration comes a day after Trump himself tweeted an article claiming victory, and follows a series of Thursday evening statements in which the president predicted the war would end 'quite soon' and then 'really soon.'
As The Zioneer reported, at 23:30 Jerusalem on Thursday, Trump tweeted an article with the headline 'Donald Trump won the war against Iran.' That post followed a sequence of statements on Thursday evening: first, he said the war would end 'quite soon' and warned that Iran could not hold on; later, he added that the U.S. has an 'endless' ammunition stockpile; then he softened to 'I think the war will end soon'; and finally he said it would end 'really soon.' The statements marked a progression from predictions of an imminent end to an outright assertion of victory.
Hegseth has been a central figure in the administration's military posture toward Iran. As The Zioneer's background coverage notes, he was instrumental in the decision to launch Operation Epic Fury in June and has advocated for a 'negotiating through bombs' doctrine. The administration has declared the war concluded, with Trump stating on multiple occasions that the U.S. achieved its objectives. Hegseth's latest remarks reinforce that narrative.
The statements do not provide new details on the terms of the end of hostilities or the status of ongoing diplomatic efforts. The administration has not released a formal ceasefire agreement or outlined the specific conditions of Iran's reported surrender.
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