{"id":325889,"date":"2026-03-13T21:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iranian-leaders-cowering-like-rats-pete-hegseth\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T21:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:00:05","slug":"iranian-leaders-cowering-like-rats-pete-hegseth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iranian-leaders-cowering-like-rats-pete-hegseth\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian leaders \u2018cowering like rats\u2019 &#8211; Pete Hegseth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6mPrRYIh_OQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian leaders \u2018cowering like rats\u2019 - Pete Hegseth\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6mPrRYIh_OQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed Iran&#8217;s leaders were \u2018cowering underground like rats\u2019, the Iranian President, Security Chief and Foreign Minister were out on the streets of Tehran in open defiance, taking part in the annual Quds rally with supporters of the Ayatollah. <\/p>\n<p>Both sides are playing the propaganda war while the shooting war continues to cause death and destruction, with losses on both sides and in the Gulf. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed Iran&#8217;s leaders were \u2018cowering underground like rats\u2019, the Iranian President, Security Chief and Foreign Minister were out on the streets of Tehran in open defiance, taking part in the annual Quds rally with supporters of the Ayatollah. 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