{"id":22912,"date":"2026-04-08T16:18:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/daily-wire-asks-hegseth-about-iran-ceasefire-slip-ups-as-shaky-truce-takes-hold\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:18:49","slug":"daily-wire-asks-hegseth-about-iran-ceasefire-slip-ups-as-shaky-truce-takes-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/daily-wire-asks-hegseth-about-iran-ceasefire-slip-ups-as-shaky-truce-takes-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Wire Asks Hegseth About Iran Ceasefire Slip-Ups As Shaky Truce Takes Hold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative\" data-narration-container=\"true\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said he believes the ceasefire between the United States and Iran will hold after being asked by The Daily Wire about reports of Iranian strikes overnight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cWe were monitoring it last night in real time. Of course, we are. Iran would be wise to find a way to get the carrier pigeon to their troops out in remote locations, to know not to shoot, not to shoot any longer,\u201d Hegseth said. \u201cIt takes time sometimes for ceasefires to take hold. We\u2019re watching it. We\u2019re prepared, if necessary, but we hope and believe that it\u2019ll hold.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecWar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SecWar<\/a> tells <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaryMargOlohan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MaryMargOlohan<\/a> that the Strait of Hormuz is OPEN and commerce will FLOW, despite Iran noting technical limitations.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth added that the administration \u201chopes and believes\u201d the ceasefire will hold when asked about this morning\u2019s Iranian strikes:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran would\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iwFShQ21sa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/iwFShQ21sa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDailyWire\/status\/2041860553719619612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Hegseth made the remarks during a briefing at the Pentagon on Wednesday morning after being asked by Daily Wire White House correspondent Mary Margaret Olohan about reports that Kuwait, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates faced Iranian strikes after President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Hegseth also told reporters that American troops in the Middle East are \u201cnot going anywhere\u201d and will remain in the region to ensure Iran abides by the ceasefire agreement \u201cand ultimately comes to the table to make a deal\u201d on a broader peace agreement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cOur troops are prepared to defend, prepared to go on offense, prepared to restart at a moment\u2019s notice with whatever target package would be needed,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Olohan also asked Hegseth about what the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would look like and what restrictions Iran might place on ships.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cWhat we know is that Iran is going to say a lot of things. A lot of people are going to say a lot of things, claim a lot of things,\u201d Hegseth said. \u201cWhat has been agreed to, what\u2019s been stated, is the strait is open. Our military is watching. I\u2019m sure their military is watching, but commerce will flow. And that\u2019s what you saw the market reacts to, is that reality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In a Truth Social <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116367088879643074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> early Wednesday, Trump suggested Iran was ready to reach a broader peace agreement and said the United States would help manage traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cA big day for World Peace! Iran wants it to happen, they\u2019ve had enough! Likewise, so has everyone else! The United States of America will be helping with the traffic buildup in the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d Trump wrote. \u201cThere will be lots of positive action! Big money will be made. Iran can start the reconstruction process.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Trump added that the United States would be \u201cloading up with supplies of all kinds, and just \u2018hangin\u2019 around\u2019 in order to make sure that everything goes well.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">\u201cI feel confident that it will,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/daily-wire-asks-hegseth-about-iran-ceasefire-slip-ups-as-shaky-truce-takes-hold\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said he believes the ceasefire between the United States and Iran will hold after being asked by The Daily Wire about reports of Iranian strikes overnight.\u00a0 \u201cWe were monitoring it last night in real time. Of course, we are. Iran would be wise to find a way to get the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-current-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}