# Jon Ossoff accuses Trump and Hegseth of ‘lying’ about Iran war

https://mins.news/en/video/24390

- Guardian News, 2026-08-17 16:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MJwMFqzecA

> Democratic senator Jon Ossoff attacked Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, saying they had “lied the nation into a war” over Iran. Speaking at a rally in midtown Atlanta, Ossoff, who is seeking re-election in Georgia in November, called Trump’s handling of the war “uniquely despicable.”

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