US Secretary of War Pete Gast described the war with Iran as a "brave and historic" action in a video taped in front of the Pentagon on Thursday, November 5, and said that regardless of people's views on this war, its purpose is to prevent the Islamic Republic from obtaining nuclear weapons. Guest emphasized that the administration of Donald Trump is serious about preventing the Islamic Republic from obtaining nuclear weapons and will take the necessary steps to achieve this goal. He also demanded that Congress approve a budget package of at least $350 billion to strengthen the US military and said the Defense Department should have enough resources to deal with global threats. In another part of this video, in response to criticism and attempts to impeach him, Guest said he would not back down from his positions. These statements were made after the defeat of the Republicans in the congressional midterm elections; Elections in which the war with Iran was one of the important issues.

US Secretary of War Pete Gast described the war with Iran as a "brave and historic" action in a video taped in front of the Pentagon on Thursday, November 5, and said that regardless of people's views on this war, its purpose is to prevent the Islamic Republic from obtaining nuclear weapons. Guest emphasized that the administration of Donald Trump is serious about preventing the Islamic Republic from obtaining nuclear weapons and will take the necessary steps to achieve this goal. He also demanded that Congress approve a budget package of at least $350 billion to strengthen the US military and said the Defense Department should have enough resources to deal with global threats. In another part of this video, in response to criticism and attempts to impeach him, Guest said he would not back down from his positions. These statements were made after the defeat of the Republicans in the congressional midterm elections; Elections in which the war with Iran was one of the important issues.