Pete Hegseth faced Pentagon revolt before the Iran ceasefire announced: insiders

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By Tom Boggioni
Published April 8, 2026 10:43 AM ET

If the Pakistan-brokered Iran ceasefire had not been announced shortly before Donald Trump’s deadline that included a threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would have been confronted by a revolt inside the Pentagon, according to new reporting.

That is according to MS NOW’s David Rohde, who told “Morning Joe” co-host Jonathan Lemire that a handful of Pentagon lawyers were committed to refusing to approve some of the targets the White House wanted to destroy.

Speaking moments after the former Fox News personality-turned Pentagon head once again battled with reporters at a press availability, Rohde was asked about the aftermath of the ceasefire with Iran.

https://www.rawstory.com/hegseth-pentagon-revolt-2676679465/

Again this shit show goes back to the US Supreme Court and that immunity BS ruling and the US Mga Senate not impeaching that orange traitor.........I commend Rohde, but he should have placed this shit show in there faces with what is going on in this country and now the world...........

[Bluetus]

1. Those lawyers wil be fired today

I hope the media has the courage to give this the attention it deserves. That was heroic. How many innocent lives did they save -- at least this time? Probably tens of thousands if not more.

[Figarosmom]

2. I figured this would happen, glad it did .👍

[sop]

3. Hegseth is claiming "historic and overwhelming victory" after Iran ceasefire..."a capital V military victory."

(The Hill) "Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday claimed 'overwhelming victory' over Iran, hours after President Trump announced a 14-day ceasefire."

“ 'Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield, a capital V military victory by any measure,' Hegseth said at a Pentagon briefing. 'Epic Fury decimated Iran’s military and rendered it combat ineffective for years to come.' "

"Hegseth also claimed Iran had begged for a deal due to Trump’s threats to bomb the country 'back to the Stone Ages.' "

“ 'You see, had Iran refused our terms, the next targets would have been their power plants, their bridges and oil and energy infrastructure, targets they could not defend and could not realistically rebuild,' he said. 'They couldn’t defend against it. President Trump had the power to cripple Iran’s entire economy in minutes.' "

"Hegseth’s comments echo those of Trump, who insisted Tuesday that the United States had won a 'total and complete victory' against Iran after agreeing to the ceasefire deal with the country."

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5821402-us-victory-iran-ceasefire-hegseth/

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These people are re-writing history in real time.

[Ray Bruns]

5. Someone remind Pete Hegseth we never lost a battle in the Vietnam War either. But in the end it didn't matter.

[Amaryllis]

6. I didnt know lawyers had to approve targets?????