US President Donald Trump said Iran agreed never to have a nuclear weapon and sent a "significant prize" related to the Strait of Hormuz even as he declared victory in the three-week war. Trump said the Iranian leadership gave the US a "significant prize" related to the Strait of Hormuz and the flow of oil. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said never in history has a modern military been so rapidly and historically obliterated, defeated from day one. "Never in history has a modern military, Iran had a modern military, a modern Navy, a modern Air Force, modern air defences, leadership, massive bunker. Never has a modern military been so rapidly and historically obliterated, defeated from day one with overwhelming firepower," Hegseth said.

Source: The Telegraph March 25, 2026 10:45 UTC