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dalton99a

(94,588 posts) Sun Mar 8, 2026, 09:49 PM Mar 8

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Iran will have no choice but to surrender, "whether they know it or not"

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-iran-war-plans-60-minutes/

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Iran will have no choice but to surrender, "whether they know it or not"
By Andy Bast, Annabelle Hanflig, Emily Cameron
March 8, 2026 / 9:02 PM EDT / CBS News

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Trump's demand for Iran's "unconditional surrender" will happen whether Iran wants "to admit it or not, whether their pride lets them say it out loud or not."

The U.S. said it had already struck 3,000 targets inside Iran when CBS News' Major Garrett spoke with Hegseth on Friday. Hegseth said there will come a point when Iran will be incapable of fighting.

"This is war. This is conflict. This is bringing your enemy to their knees. Now, whether they will have a ceremony in Tehran Square and surrender, that's up to them," Hegseth said.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called the U.S. demand for surrender, "a dream that they should take to their grave."

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COMING SOON: Iran Surrenders to U.S. in Big Beautiful Ceremony in Tehran Square

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Iran will have no choice but to surrender, "whether they know it or not" (Original Post) dalton99a Mar 8 OP

Hegseth saying that should raise plenty of doubt. nt BootinUp Mar 8 #1

Hegseth has no clue. Iran will fight to the last man (or woman, or child). Coventina Mar 8 #2

Hegseth thinks this is a TV show. He thinks bluster Klarkashton Mar 8 #3

For the sake of argument dflprincess Mar 8 #4

Hey Kegsbreath, ask Iraq how well that worked out for them. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 8 #5

This fool run his mouth a lot for somebody that's winning Prairie Gates Mar 8 #6

Kegsbreath is the realization of the story about the turtle on a post. Hugin Mar 8 #8

The headline says something about war plans... Hugin Mar 8 #7

Rapist mentality leftstreet Mar 8 #9

BootinUp

(51,445 posts)

1. Hegseth saying that should raise plenty of doubt. nt

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 09:53 PM

Mar 8

Coventina

(29,784 posts)

2. Hegseth has no clue. Iran will fight to the last man (or woman, or child).

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 09:54 PM

Mar 8

They will outlast us.

We couldn't beat the (North)Koreans, Vietnamese, or the Taliban, or "win" in Iraq.

Iran is not winnable.

That these morons are in charge is terrifying.

Klarkashton

(5,349 posts)

3. Hegseth thinks this is a TV show. He thinks bluster

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 09:55 PM

Mar 8

And bullshit will win the day.

dflprincess

(29,360 posts)

4. For the sake of argument

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2026, 09:55 PM

Mar 8

let's say Iran was talking amongst themselves about negotiating an end to this fiasco.

I'm pretty sure Kegsbreath saying crap like this would make them change their minds.