{"id":332977,"date":"2026-04-08T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-defence-secretary-says-trump-chose-mercy-on-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:00:33","slug":"us-defence-secretary-says-trump-chose-mercy-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-defence-secretary-says-trump-chose-mercy-on-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"US Defence Secretary says Trump &#8216;chose mercy&#8217; on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/PnYtpkQ6zVI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US Defence Secretary says Trump 'chose mercy' on Iran\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PnYtpkQ6zVI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, Donald Trump&#8217;s principal military adviser as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hold a news conference in the Pentagon briefing room.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has agreed to pause the bombing of Iran for two weeks, during which the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened.<\/p>\n<p>Live updates \u27a1\ufe0f https:\/\/trib.al\/c7XxM1p<\/p>\n<p>#IranLatest #IranNews #Iran #Israel #USA #MiddleEast #Lebanon #Trump #Pentagon #SkyNews #SkyNewsLive #Live #hegseth #petehegseth <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, Donald Trump&#8217;s principal military adviser as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hold a news conference in the Pentagon briefing room. 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