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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth makes a shocking statement during a Pentagon briefing amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. Hegseth defended the war strategy under Donald Trump, claiming that military action can ultimately deliver peace and even suggesting the U.S. military deserves a Nobel Peace Prize every year.

The remarks come as the Iran conflict continues to disrupt global oil markets and shipping routes, especially around the critical Strait of Hormuz, sending energy prices into chaos and raising fears of prolonged instability.

Hegseth emphasized a “peace through strength” approach, arguing that fighting wars the “right way” leads to stability on the other side—comments that have sparked intense global debate as the crisis deepens.

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00:00Right here, new members of our press call here.
00:03Jacob Wasserman with TMZDC.
00:06We have two questions. I'm going to ask the first.
00:08My colleague will ask the second.
00:10You know, I've heard you talk a lot about bombing people in places.
00:19And when you give these orders to carry out this extreme level of violence,
00:23what's going through your mind and your body?
00:26Do you have, like, an adrenaline rush?
00:28Are you scared? Do you feel like you're on a power trip?
00:31Just walk us through and paint us a picture of what it feels like mentally and physically.
00:36It's a very TMZ question.
00:38My only thought process is to ensure that our warfighters have everything they need to be successful,
00:44defeat and destroy the enemy, and they come home.
00:47I want them to feel empowered, to have every authority they need within our rules and within our law
00:53to bring maximum violence to the enemy.
00:56Because war is violent.
00:59War requires doing difficult things.
01:01But I want our people to feel empowered so it's our guys that come home and they're guys that do
01:06not.
01:07Sure, I'll give you one chance.
01:08Charlie Cotton from TMZDC.
01:11You changed the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
01:15Would you consider changing the name again to the Department of Peace, since that's what we're all after?
01:23Well, that's the pursuit.
01:24It's a great question, actually.
01:26You go from defense to war because you want to be proactive about peace through strength.
01:30And really, I gave a speech in front of generals about what the ethos of the War Department is all
01:36about,
01:36because I wanted to go through every echelon of this department.
01:39It means something.
01:40It's not just words.
01:41And when you fight a war the right way, the idea is on the other side you bring about peace.
01:46That is what we would like to see the most.
01:49In fact, I once did a video about the one institution that should win the Nobel Peace Prize every single
01:54year
01:54is the United States military.
01:56Because we are the guarantor of the safety and security, not just of our country,
02:00but of a lot of people in this world.
02:02Last question.
02:03Right here, new members of our press corps are here.
02:06Jacob Wasserman with TMZDC.
02:09We have two questions.
02:10I'm going to ask the first.
02:11My colleague will ask the second.
02:12You know, I've heard you talk a lot about bombing people in places.
02:22And when you give these orders to carry out this extreme level of violence,
02:26what's going through your mind and your body?
02:29Do you have, like, an adrenaline rush?
02:31Are you scared?
02:32Do you feel like you're on a power trip?
02:34Just walk us through and paint us a picture of what it feels like mentally and physically.
02:39It's a very TMZ question.
02:41My only thought process is to ensure that our warfighters have everything they need to be successful,
02:47defeat and destroy the enemy, and they come home.
02:50I want them to feel empowered, to have every authority they need within our rules and within our law
02:56to bring maximum violence to the enemy.
02:59Because war is violent.
03:02War requires doing difficult things.
03:04But I want our people to feel empowered so it's our guys that come home and they're guys that do
03:09not.
03:09Sure, I'll give you one chance.
03:11Charlie Cotton from TMZDC.
03:14You changed the Department of Defense to the Department of War.
03:19Would you consider changing the name again to the Department of Peace since that's what we're all after?
03:26Well, that's the pursuit.
03:27It's a great question, actually.
03:29You go from defense to war because you want to be proactive about peace through strength.
03:34And really, I gave a speech in front of generals about what the ethos of the War Department is all
03:39about
03:39because I wanted to go through every echelon of this department.
03:42It means something.
03:43It's not just words.
03:44And when you fight a war the right way, the idea is on the other side, you bring about peace.
03:49That is what we would like to see the most.
03:51In fact, I once did a video about the one institution that should win the Nobel Peace Prize every single
03:57year
03:57is the United States military because we are the guarantor of the safety and security,
04:02not just of our country, but of a lot of people in this world.
04:05Last question.
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