Pete Hegseth

From all I know, we are on track.

It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when.

There's logistics involved into how these things happen.

Ultimately, obviously, we're attuned to what's happening with Hezbollah firing rockets into northern Israel, which they need to stop doing, and Iran needs to encourage them to stop doing that in very adamant ways.

And Israel was very measured in its response, understanding that a deal is on the verge of a deal.

We believe Japan can win.

I believe that.

From all I know, we are on track.

It's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when.

There's logistics involved into how these things happen.

Ultimately, obviously, we're attuned to what's happening with Hezbollah firing rockets into northern Israel, which they need to stop doing, and Iran needs to encourage them to stop doing that in very adamant ways.

And Israel was very measured in its response, understanding that a deal is on the verge of a deal.

Oh, we'll make sure the military option is there.

And that's the big difference between this and JCPOA and the way Obama did it.

Obama, they begged Iran for a deal and we bombed Iran and then put in a blockade and then ran ships through and then have restarted when necessary to ensure that they come to the table for a deal.

Great deal.

So our military posture will be whatever it needs to be to ensure they're compelled over this 60 days through the memorandum of understanding that they live up to what they said they would do.

The document says Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, won't seek one, won't buy one, won't have one.

And 60 days, there'll be negotiations to make that final.

But they didn't have the threat of military force the way that we do, that Iran respects in a very way that their regime is more devastated, more devastating, excuse me, more devastated than it's ever been in its 47 years.