Signs point to Iran moving toward a nuclear weapon, Hegseth says

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Wednesday that Iran appeared to be pursuing a potential nuclear weapon.

Hegseth was asked by Senator Lindsay Graham, "Mr. Secretary, have the Iranians been trying to build a nuke?"

"There are plenty of indications that they have been moving their way towards something that would look a lot like a nuclear weapon," he replied.

Graham later added: "Is there a whole lot of difference between a nuclear weapon in the hands of al Qaeda and the Ayatollah in Iran? I don't think so. They just have a different religious reason to do it."