Trump's anger over the results of the war against Iran put the US Secretary of War under the knife "Atlantic" magazine: Donald Trump is very angry about the failure of the promises related to a quick war against Iran and the Republican Party that was damaged on the eve of the midterm elections, and he is looking for the culprit. Pete Hegst, the US Secretary of War, has been heavily criticized and pressured for painting an unrealistic picture of the war in Iran and saying only what the president wants to hear.