{"id":322328,"date":"2026-03-02T18:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pete-hegseth-claims-donald-trump-is-finishing-war-with-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:00:52","slug":"pete-hegseth-claims-donald-trump-is-finishing-war-with-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/pete-hegseth-claims-donald-trump-is-finishing-war-with-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Hegseth claims Donald Trump is \u2018finishing\u2019 war with Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-dC5h3hLW-w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Pete Hegseth claims Donald Trump is \u2018finishing\u2019 war with Iran\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-dC5h3hLW-w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The US defence secretary has claimed that President Trump &#8216;did not start&#8217; the war with Iran but is &#8216;finishing it&#8217;, speaking at a Pentagon press conference about strikes on the country.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth began by saying that for &#8217;47 long years&#8217;, the Iranian regime has waged a &#8216;savage, one-sided war against America&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>US-Israel war on Iran \u2013 live updates \u25ba https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/mar\/02\/us-israel-war-iran-live-updates-attacks-strikes-tehran-lebanon-beirut-hezbollah-dubai-latest-news<\/p>\n<p>The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. 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