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Pete Hegseth: “President Trump is the only president with the guts and…”

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Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon

Published April 24, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:07

The real endless war is the war that Iran has waged on US for 47 years. President Trump is the only president with the guts and moral clarity to finally do something about [Iran's actions]. it. I see it every day behind closed doors. President Trump's fortitude is unshakeable and his mission is crystal clear. President Trump said it again yesterday. (04:07–04:14)

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Asserts that President Trump is uniquely addressing the conflict with Iran.

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“Every ship that the US Believes meets our criteria, either Iranian ships or to and from Iranian ports, has been turned around.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 01:06-01:17
“We seized two Iranian Dark Fleet ships in the Indo Pacific region.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 01:41-01:47
“We barely use the Strait of Hormuz as a country. Our energy doesn't flow through there.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 05:50-05:57
“The Iranian regime has killed 45,000 of its own citizens just recently.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 31:26-31:34
“Iran will not have a nuclear weapon.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 00:17-00:21
“The United States has imposed an ironclad blockade that grows more powerful by the day.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 00:45-00:52
“A second aircraft carrier will join the blockade in just a few days.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 01:31-01:36
“Iran's battered military, the IRGC specifically, has been reduced to a gang of pirates with a flag.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 02:31-02:40
“For 47 years, Iran has been at war with America, killing our citizens, our soldiers and our allies.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 03:49-03:57
“Iran will never get a nuclear bomb.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 05:06-05:09
“President Trump has authorized the United States Navy to destroy any Iranian fast boats that attempt to put mines in the water or disrupt…”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 05:17-05:28
“Europe and Asia have benefited from our protection for decades, but the time for free riding is over.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 06:06-06:15
“The War Department stands ready for what comes next, locked and loaded.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 07:10-07:16
“Transit is occurring much more limited than anybody would like to see and with more risk than people would like to see.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 20:19-20:26
“Iran is doing irresponsible things with small, fast boats, crafts, like I said, with weapons on them.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 20:26-20:33
“There were a number of ships at the beginning. Then you had the interdiction that the chairman described where we took out the engine room…”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 20:43-20:51
“This is not a fake blockade. This is a real full blockade. We'll use up to and including lethal force if necessary.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 20:52-20:59
“The only country that can do something about [the Strait of Hormuz] is the United States military.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 22:14-22:18
“There's never actually been a full accounting in this department of the decisions that were made [regarding the Afghanistan withdrawal].”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 24:27-24:31
“That review will come later this summer.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 24:41-24:45
“The cascading effect of what Joe Biden did in abandoning that mission the way that he did and that disastrous withdrawal had ripple effects…”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 24:51-25:06
“Vladimir Putin made choices. Hamas made choices and saw that America wouldn't do anything about it.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 25:13-25:20
“Those Marines at Abbey Gate who showed courage, who were out there exposed, knew there was a threat, nebulous mission, the only gate that's…”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 25:42-25:55
“Yeah, he won't work here anymore.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 26:29-26:32
“We feel confident in our ability in the correct period of time, to clear any mines that we identify.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 27:59-28:06
“The United States military is the guarantor of the safety and security, not just of our country, but of a lot of people in this world.”
Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold press conference at the Pentagon | Uploaded April 24, 2026 | 30:10-30:17