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# **The US strikes against Iran did not have to be popular, but they could be necessary.**

A statement by [**Pete Hegseth**](https://dgw.tmarket.io/actors/01a1c1fa-fba3-7a55-87fc-bed4baac84a5). Statements are as reported by the cited publishers — not verified by DecisionGateway.

> *‘It doesn’t have to be popular, but it can be NECESSARY’ — Hegseth on US strikes against Iran*

rtnewsPublished 2026-11-09 [ Read source](https://t.me/rtnews/175417)

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## **More claims by Pete Hegseth**

[**The US is changing the nature of its relationship with Europe: the era of defense subsidies is gradually ending.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cf7d-2435-7efd-b47f-4bd2d58676e9) [**The principles that US domestic and foreign policy followed for 80 years have been reconsidered.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1cf7d-23f3-79d3-8223-46153729c685) [**Hegseth has called the effort politically motivated.**denial](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1c986-ec9a-7fe4-b0e2-7cd3be0cf768) [**Hegseth says he remains calm and rejects the accusations.**denial](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1c825-7cc5-73ca-8c26-426c82b30aea) [**The choice was between not acting and wishing it away, or taking a bold move, which the president did with Midnight Hammer.**statement](https://dgw.tmarket.io/claims/01a1c30e-2a9c-7afc-a60a-a45513dcc9f5)

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