The American Secretary of War's attempt to justify Iran's war on the brink of impeachment Pete Hegst, the Secretary of War of the Trump administration, whom the Republicans were outraged these days after their defeat, again presented nuclear weapons as an excuse for a military attack on Iran. In a situation where the Republicans see the Iran war as the reason for their scandalous defeat, Guest claimed: "In my opinion, the war is a brave and historic act that guarantees that Iran will never get a nuclear weapon." "When we say that Iran will not get a nuclear weapon, we really mean it and will do everything we can to ensure it," he claimed.