War against Iran: for The Guardian, Pete Hegseth “looks more like a cartoon brute than a statesman”

In a particularly virulent article, the British daily The Guardian paints a very harsh portrait of the American Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, who has become one of the faces of the war waged by the Trump administration against Iran. The newspaper reports that many critics see him as a former Fox News anchor “brave, thunderous and bellicose”judge “overwhelmed to lead the US military in a murky and complex conflict in the Middle East”. During a press conference at the Pentagon, The Guardian points out that Hegseth adopted a triumphalist and provocative tone. The daily writes that he “looked more like a cartoon bully than a serious statesman”before quoting his statement welcoming the American bombings: “Death and destruction coming from the sky all day long. »

In the same intervention, he also assumed the brutality of the American strategy by affirming that the conflict “was never meant to be a fair fight” and the United States was hitting its adversaries “while they are on the ground”. The newspaper also reports the very harsh criticisms made by certain observers. One of them describes him as “a very dangerous person”, emphasizing that he now has the American military arsenal and the total trust of Donald Trump.

The Guardian also emphasizes the gap between the seriousness of the conflict and the posture of the head of the Pentagon, whose press conferences are described as marked by boasting and the display of devastating military power. Several analysts cited by the newspaper believe that he is struggling to leave his media persona as a television commentator to take on the strategic responsibility of a military leader in time of war.

For these critics relayed by The Guardian, this aggressive and spectacular style fuels concerns about the way in which the Trump administration is waging the war against Iran.