Pete Hegseth Was Asked If US Troops Could Be Sent Into Iran, And His Answer Raises Eyebrows

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on March 31, 2026. Hegseth said Tuesday that talks on ending the Iran war are making progress even as the more than month-long US-Israeli military campaign against the Islamic republic continued. "They are very real. They are ongoing, they are active, and I think, gaining strength," Hegseth told reporters of the negotiations. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images)

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