Iran regional confrontation

Hegseth says this is the moment Iran can give it up without leverage, or it may have to happen the hard way

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Iran (statement addressed to Iran; the post gives no national location)
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United States · Iran
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In remarks relayed by Clash Report, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said of Iran that now is the moment where they can decide to give it up the way that they should, without any leverage that they have, or it may have to happen the hard way. The post does not state what Iran is being asked to give up beyond that wording, and no official transcript was read.

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Evidence: Hegseth on Iran and giving it up

Single X account relaying the words of a named official; no primary transcript or readout was read, the account does not say where the remarks were made, and the object of the demand is not spelled out in the post.