“We’re focused on being postured and prepared to re-engage if we have to,” Hegseth said during a visit to Singapore on Saturday, but US President Donald Trump would prefer not to. CNN reported.
The president’s goal was that Iran must not be capable of having a nuclear weapon, Hegseth said, and “those goal posts haven’t shifted at all.”
He said that the Iranians “are coming in our direction. The talks have been productive. I think they know where it needs to go.”
“They want to say that they control the strait (of Hormuz) but we do,” Hegseth added.
Earlier, while attending the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Hegseth said that Trump was being patient in making sure any peace pact with Iran ensures that it will not acquire a nuclear weapon.
“If Iran doesn’t want to make a great deal that ensures they don’t get a nuclear weapon, they can deal with” the US military, Hegseth said, adding that weapons stockpiles were enough to get the job done.
