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U.S. President Donald Trump said that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was the “first one” to suggest attacking Iran erstwhile helium discussed the "problem successful the Middle East" with his adjacent aides.
Speaking astatine the Memphis Safe Task Force Roundtable successful Tennessee, connected Monday (March 23, 2026), M.r Trump said helium called each his aides, including Mr. Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Air Force Gen Dan Caine, to sermon the concern successful Iran earlier making the decision. “I called Pete, I called General Caine. I called a batch of our large people… And I said, ‘Let’s talk. We got a occupation successful the Middle East. We person a country, known arsenic Iran, that for 47 years has been conscionable a purveyor of terror, and they’re precise adjacent to having a atomic weapon. We tin support going and get that 50,000 up to 55 and 60, there’s nary end, oregon we tin instrumentality a halt and marque a small travel into the Middle East and destruct a large problem,” Mr. Trump said.
Iran-Israel war updates connected March 24, 2026
Mr. Trump, who is facing backlash successful his state implicit the issue, praised Mr. Hegseth for his speedy effect connected the issue. “Pete, I deliberation you were the archetypal 1 to talk up and you said let’s bash it due to the fact that you can’t fto them person a atomic weapon,” helium said. Earlier, Mr. Trump said connected societal media that helium has extended the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the strategically-located shipping lane betwixt the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and that helium volition clasp disconnected strikes against Iranian vigor sites for 5 days.
The U.S. President, without sharing immoderate details, besides said that determination person been "productive conversations" betwixt the U.S. and Iran for "complete and full resolution" to the struggle successful West Asia. Iran has denied Trump’s claim, calling it “fake news.” “No negotiations person been held with the US, and fakenews is utilized to manipulate the fiscal and lipid markets and flight the quagmire successful which the US and Israel are trapped,” posted connected societal media.
