WATCH: Pete Hegseth tells teenage son fallen troops died to stop a nuclear Iran March 19, 2026During a briefing Thursday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said he told his 13-year-old son that soldiers died to spare the next generation from a nuclear Iran—a mission he vowed will be completed.Hegseth: “My 13 year old son popped into my office last night while I was editing these remarks. He asked about the war and the families I met at Dover. I looked at him and said, ‘They died for you, son. So your generation doesn’t have to deal with a nuclear Iran.'” pic.twitter.com/rXOvG47cto— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 19, 2026 fallen soldiersIranPete Hegseth
