War Secretary Pete Hegseth Says US Still “Holds the Cards” After Israel Strikes Iranian Gas Fields without US Knowledge

 

War Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said that the US still “holds the cards” with the war in Iran after Israel struck Iran’s facility at the South Pars gas field, a natural gas field shared by Qatar and Iran, without US knowledge beforehand. 

As The Gateway Pundit reported on Wednesday, President Trump announced that Israel had “violently lashed out at a major facility known as South Pars Gas Field in Iran,” and that the US “knew nothing about this particular attack.”

This prompted Iran to launch retaliatory attacks on Qatar’s liquid natural gas facility at Ras Laffan Industrial City.

As a result, oil prices topped $110 on Wednesday. 

For the second time this month, Israel has seemingly acted on their own interests, which may conflict with the United States' interests or objectives.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, Israel attacked Iranian oil depots, leading to shock from American officials. “The president doesn’t like the attack. He wants to save the oil. He doesn’t want to burn it. And it reminds people of higher gas prices,” a Trump advisor told Axios earlier this month. War Secretary Pete Hegseth told The Gateway Pundit last week that Israel was pursuing “different objectives” in this attack. "We’re not getting pulled in any direction. We’re leading," he added.

Likewise, Hegseth responded to the latest incident, stating, "We hold the cards. We have objectives. Those objectives are clear. We have allies pursuing objectives as well, and the truth speaks for itself," describing Israel's attacks as a "warning."

"And POTUS has made it clear, very clear, Iran knows when you hit Kharg Island, and you hit military capabilities on Kharg Island, which is the only thing we hit, we can hold anything at issue, anything," he continued.

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Conradson: With this strike yesterday on the South Pars gas field, you know, if the US didn't know about it or didn't approve of it, it kind of seems like a trend of Israel apparently pursuing their own objectives over US objectives. I'm not sure if you agree with that, but the President has said he doesn't want to hit Iran's oil infrastructure right now. As you said, the US avoided this on Kharg Island. Oil is nearing $120. Why are we helping Israel prosecute this war if they're going to pursue their own objectives?

Hegseth: We hold the cards. We have objectives. Those objectives are clear. We have allies pursuing objectives as well, and the truth speaks for itself. I mean, President Trump is very clear about that. Iran has weaponized energy for decades. Israel clearly sent a warning, and POTUS has made it clear, very clear, Iran knows when you hit Kharg Island and you hit military capabilities on Kharg Island, which is the only thing we hit, we can hold anything at issue, anything.

The United States military controls the fate of that country. Iran has the ability to make the right choices. It should not, going forward, target Arab allies, Arab countries trying to create pain, the pain that they created themselves.