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'America's mortal enemy': Hegseth's years-long hatred of Iran resurfaces in book quotes and videos Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has quickly become the public face of the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran and has cut an aggressive figure in his Pentagon briefings, speaking emphatically about his desire to “crush the enemy.” “Iran stands alone and they are badly losing,” Hegseth told reporters Tuesday, describing Tehran’s theocratic regime as “barbaric savages” who are “desperate and scrambling.” A devout Christian with ties to nationalist pastors, the secretary, and some of his commanders, have reportedly cast the bombing campaign in biblical terms, and Hegseth ended his most recent briefing by quoting from Psalm 144. “Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war and my fingers for battle,” he recited. “He is my loving God, and my fortress. My stronghold and my deliverer, my shield in whom I take refuge.” As The Guardian has pointed out, the Afghanistan and Iraq veteran and former Fox News weekend host has a long history of fierce rhetoric against the Islamic Republic, viewing it as an existential threat against America and the West. As early as 2014, Hegseth was appearing on the Fox News show The Kelly File to lambast Barack Obama over his administration’s Iran nuclear deal, which President... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-iran-islam-israel-b2937356.html