Pete Hegseth: the Iran war’s chief promoterRadioDuration 30:05U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is one of the figures central to the ongoing war in Iran. Critics say that the former Fox News host is both dangerous and completely out of his depth. He has made headlines recently for promising “death and destruction," picking fights with the media, and using Christian rhetoric to justify war. The Guardian's Washington bureau chief David Smith joins us to talk about the man who heads the world’s most powerful military. For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts]

Source: CBC News March 16, 2026 13:01 UTC