"Hegseth stated, 'Like I said, we had a target set, locked and loaded. Infrastructure, bridges, power plants. Remember, this is a terror regime, a military regime, use all these things for dual use to fund their military, to fund their terror campus.'"
"'We hit some military targets on Kharg, which is a bit of a signal. They can't defend it, and so Iran ultimately understood their ability, their future to produce, to generate power, to fuel their terrorist regime was in our hands.'"
"'We can take it all from you. Your ability to export energy will be taken away and the United States Military has the ability to strike those things with impunity.'"
"'That type of threat is what brought them to the place where they effectively say, OK, we want to cut this deal.'"
During a Pentagon press briefing, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reprimanded NBC correspondent Courtney Kube for interrupting another reporter. He addressed questions regarding the Trump administration's ceasefire with Iran, asserting that the U.S. had military targets ready to strike. Hegseth indicated that Iran's military infrastructure was vulnerable and that the threat of U.S. military action was instrumental in bringing Iran to the negotiating table. He highlighted the U.S. capability to disrupt Iran's energy exports and military funding.
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