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Hegseth Praises Trump's Iran Handling as "History Will Judge Kindly"

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Hegseth Praises Trump's Iran Handling as "History Will Judge Kindly"

🎖️ PENTAGON — Hegseth praising Trump publicly while joint military alignment is already confirmed. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: This isn't reassurance — it's a loyalty signal timed to the Nov 9 window. With US and Israeli military officials already jointly backing strikes, Hegseth framing Trump's decisions as historically vindicated pre-emptively covers whatever comes next. SecDef doesn't invoke history during diplomacy. He invokes it before action.

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