Met on Wednesday Hegsethwho describes himself as war minister, with the families of six in the Middle East fallen soldiers. Afterwards, he explained at a press conference: “What I heard in tears, in hugs, in strength and in steadfast determination, was the same from family to family. They said: ‘Finish it. Honor their sacrifice. Don’t waver. Don’t stop until the task is accomplished’.”

But Hegseth probably didn’t take the truth too seriously. At least that’s what a father of the deceased soldiers accuses him of in an interview with “NBC News” He reported to the US broadcaster: “I can’t speak for the other families. When he spoke to me, it wasn’t an issue.”

Father of fallen soldier: Never spoke about the need to continue the war

He did communicate to Hegseth his hope “that the decisions made would be within the framework of the war are necessary.” The need to continue the war was never an issue.

Since February 28th, the USA has been fighting alongside Israel against Iran. According to US information, the goal is to destroy the Iranian nuclear program, the ballistic missile program, the other arms industry and the navy. The war has spread through Iranian retaliatory attacks on US-allied Gulf states.