Iran 'came and cried uncle to talk' - War Sec Hegseth says 'we're going to bring them to their knees'

"War Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed Iran 'came and cried uncle' - and said the US would 'bring them to their knees' - during the latest cabinet meeting in DC on Wednesday. "Whether it's their Navy that's at the bottom of the Gulf, their Air Force, their air defences, or their defence industrial base, they may have missiles, but they can't build more right now. And they can't build more drones right now. And they can't build more ships. And so they came and cried uncle to talk, which Steve and Jared and the Vice President and others are doing so ably," he said. "So whether it is through the efforts of your negotiators that they ensure that they never have a nuclear weapon, or we have to go back to the War Department to finish the job that way, we're prepared to do that," he added. Earlier, Iranian state media revealed there was a draft 'agreement' in the works - which it said involved the US withdrawing forces and lifting the blockade of Iran's ports, with Tehran agreeing to return the Strait of Homruz to 'pre-war levels' within a month. However, the White House posted one of its social media accounts: "This report from Iranian controlled media is not true and the MOU they “released” is a complete fabrication. Nobody should believe what Iranian state media is putting out. FACTS MATTER." On Monday, Trump said he either wanted a 'great and meaningful' peace deal or 'no deal' - and also demanded that Arab nations sign up to his Abraham Accords normalisation agreements with Israel, adding that it 'should be mandatory'. "It should start with the immediate signing by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and everybody else should follow suit. If they don't, they should not be part of this deal in that it shows bad intention," he added, and even suggested Iran itself could join: "Wow, now that would be something special". Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said talks with the US were focused on 'ending the war' rather than the 'nuclear issue'. Trump has repeatedly insisted that Iran 'cannot have nuclear weapon', while Tehran has always said its nuclear programme is 'peaceful'.  "

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