Pete Hegseth has declared the war in Iran an overwhelming success while blasting the media and America’s allies for ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome.’ The Defense Secretary tore into the press who ‘want President Trump to fail,’ but said that the American people ‘know better.’ He lashed out at ‘ungrateful allies in Europe’, claiming that the entire world ‘should be saying one thing to President Trump: Thank You.’
Hegseth’s meltdown comes as skyrocketing oil prices have triggered fresh inflation warnings from central banks including the Federal Reserve. Gasoline has surged to an average of $3.90 per gallon from $2.90 before the conflict began three weeks ago, while the Strait of Hormuz – through which a fifth of the world’s oil flows – remains blockaded by Iranian mines and missiles. US crude jumped by 1.5 percent on Thursday, while Brent crude – the global benchmark – shot up by 5.9 percent, hitting $114 per barrel. Hegseth insisted the war in Iran – which has so far killed 13 US troops and wounded 140 more across the Middle East – would not be the ‘quagmire’ of Iraq and Afghanistan, the legacy of ‘foolish politicians like Bush, Obama and Biden.’
