Hegseth says ceasefire chance of 'real peace'

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth names several senior Iranian figures killed in the US-Israeli military campaign, including the former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who died at the outset of the war.

He says Trump has been "clear from the beginning" that Iran will not have nuclear weapons, and that under the terms of the agreement being negotiated, any nuclear material that Iran "should not have" will be removed.

The defence secretary suggests that the ceasefire provides a chance at "real peace and a real deal," adding that his department has done its part "for now," but that it will be standing ready to make sure Iran upholds every reasonable term.

Hegseth also calls Israel a "brave, willing and capable ally" to the US. He says the rest of the world and other "so-called" allies of the US "should take some notes".