{"id":2578071,"date":"2026-03-10T08:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-the-4-most-intense-lines-hegseth-had-about-iran-during-60-minutes-interview\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T08:16:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:16:04","slug":"watch-the-4-most-intense-lines-hegseth-had-about-iran-during-60-minutes-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-the-4-most-intense-lines-hegseth-had-about-iran-during-60-minutes-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: The 4 Most Intense Lines Hegseth Had About Iran During &#8217;60 Minutes&#8217; Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-the-4-most-intense-lines-hegseth-had-about-iran-during-60-minutes-interview%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2578071&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An overview of a CBS \u201c60 Minutes\u201d interview with Pete Hegseth about the Trump administration\u2019s Iran policy and the idea of Operation Epic Fury, as well as the broader debate over U.S. deterrence. The piece notes mixed feelings about the U.S.-israel military plan, including concerns about economic consequences and potential U.S. ground involvement. It highlights Hegseth\u2019s argument that leaders shouldn\u2019t reveal their limits to the enemy or to the press, and that the administration is prepared to go as far as needed to win, articulating an approach that envisions \u201cunconditional surrender\u201d as the end state. The article also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/protecting-child-rapists-and-killers-ice-lists-off-illegals-theyve-caught-as-liberal-protests-rage-on-2\/\" title=\"&#039;Protecting Child Rapists and Killers&#039;: ICE Lists Off Illegals They&#039;ve Caught as Liberal Protests Rage On\">cites social-media reactions<\/a> that praise this blunt stance. It contends that such rhetoric reflects a deliberate shift toward rebuilding deterrence through overwhelming capabilities, contrasting it with the more cautious posture of previous administrations. In essence, the piece portrays the Trump team as opting for frank, hard-edged honesty about war to convey strength and deter adversaries, even if that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >stance carries higher costs<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Whatever one may think of President Donald Trump, it&rsquo;s hard to deny that the man is a quote machine.<\/p>\n<p>That ineffable trait appears to have trickled down to his administration as well, if Secretary of Defense\/War Pete Hegseth&rsquo;s &ldquo;60 Minutes&rdquo; interview is anything to go by.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth recently appeared on CBS News&rsquo; flagship program and spoke about &mdash; what else? &mdash; the ongoing Iran conflict, dubbed &ldquo;Operation Epic Fury.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Now, it goes without saying that there are a lot of mixed feelings about the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation. Concerns ranging from economic ramifications to U.S. boots on the ground are all legitimate worries without simple answers.<\/p>\n<p>Given that, it would&rsquo;ve been easy for any other president&rsquo;s Secretary of Defense to give demurring non-answers so as not to rile up the hornet&rsquo;s nest.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s Secretary of War didn&rsquo;t choose that option.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s Hegseth&rsquo;s response when pressed on whatever it is that Trump is planning on doing in the Middle East:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; WOW! SecWar Pete Hegseth just FIRED BACK at the Fake News who think they know President Trump&rsquo;s secret Iran military plans, and jump to panicked conclusions<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You don&rsquo;t tell the ENEMY, you don&rsquo;t tell the PRESS, you don&rsquo;t tell ANYBODY what your limits would be on an operation.&rdquo;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dn1sfwaTWU\">pic.twitter.com\/Dn1sfwaTWU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2030798009584546146?\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump knows &mdash; I know &mdash; you don&rsquo;t tell the enemy, you don&rsquo;t tell the press, you don&rsquo;t tell anybody what your limits would be on an operation,&rdquo; Hegseth said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re willing to go as far as we need to in order to be successful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s Hegseth&rsquo;s response to what the Trump administration means by &ldquo;unconditional surrender.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecWar?\">@SECWAR<\/a> on unconditional surrender:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It means we are fighting to win. It means we set the terms. We&rsquo;ll know when they are no longer capable of fighting.<\/p>\n<p>Whether they know it or not, they will be COMBAT INEFFECTIVE. THEY WILL SURRENDER.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jeth0q1UIb\">pic.twitter.com\/jeth0q1UIb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DOW Rapid Response (@DOWResponse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOWResponse\/status\/2030795003518238996?\">March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It means we are fighting to win,&rdquo; Hegseth explained. &ldquo;It means we set the terms. We&rsquo;ll know when they are no longer capable of fighting. There&rsquo;ll be a point where they&rsquo;ll have no choice but to do that.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But whether they know it or not, they will be combat ineffective. They will surrender.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s Hegseth responding to a question about how transparent the Trump administration has been in its war efforts:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecWar?\">@SecWar<\/a> on Operation Epic Fury: &ldquo;We can be clear with the American people that this is not a fair fight &mdash; and that&rsquo;s on purpose. Our capabilities are overwhelming compared to what Iran&rsquo;s are.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VKZLAi5xfe\">pic.twitter.com\/VKZLAi5xfe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2030793831352860909?\">March 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can be clear with the American people that this is not a fair fight,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;And that&rsquo;s on purpose. Our capabilities are overwhelming compared to what Iran&rsquo;s are.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And this was Hegseth&rsquo;s response when &ldquo;60 Minutes&rdquo; asked him if he was aware that Tehran was not likely to quietly surrender:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecWar?\">@SecWar<\/a> on Operation Epic Fury: &ldquo;This is war. This is conflict. This is bringing your enemy to their knees. Whether they will have a ceremony in Tehran Square and surrender, that&rsquo;s up to them.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AP0ecPzZx8\">pic.twitter.com\/AP0ecPzZx8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2030796674780586224?\">March 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is war. This is conflict,&rdquo; Hegseth said. &ldquo;This is bringing your enemy to their knees. Whether they will have a ceremony in Tehran Square and surrender, that&rsquo;s up to them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When was the last time Americans heard a Pentagon chief speak this plainly about war?<\/p>\n<p>Listening to Hegseth on &ldquo;60 Minutes,&rdquo; it sounded less like a cautious bureaucrat parsing words and more like an actual War Secretary explaining the brutal math of conflict.<\/p>\n<p>In calmer eras, the title &ldquo;Secretary of Defense&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/graham-if-democrats-call-witnesses-at-trial-we-will-call-democrats-thatve-used-inflammatory-language\/\" title=\"Graham: If Democrats Call Witnesses At Trial We Will Call Democrats That\u2019ve Used Inflammatory Language\">makes perfect sense<\/a>: a steady steward maintaining order and deterrence in a relatively stable world.<\/p>\n<p>But the world today is anything but stable.<\/p>\n<p>After years of drift under former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden, American deterrence was stretched thin, tested by adversaries who increasingly believed Washington had neither the will nor the clarity to respond decisively. When deterrence erodes, the ugly truth of geopolitics reasserts itself: sometimes restoring peace requires demonstrating unmistakable strength.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s what makes Hegseth&rsquo;s tone so striking.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than pretend war is a tidy exercise in press statements and diplomatic hedging, he&rsquo;s speaking about it in the blunt terms soldiers and strategists have always understood.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-news-station-cuts-feed-as-muslim-protesters-surround-reporter\/\" title=\"UK News Station Cuts Feed as Muslim Protesters Surround Reporter\">goal isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t endless conflict. It&rsquo;s reestablishing the kind of overwhelming deterrence that convinces enemies the fight simply isn&rsquo;t worth starting in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s the uncomfortable reality critics often ignore. When deterrence fails, rebuilding it can come at a cost &mdash; sometimes measured in blood and treasure. But pretending otherwise doesn&rsquo;t prevent conflict. It only invites more of it.<\/p>\n<p>For better or worse, that appears to be the philosophy behind Donald Trump&rsquo;s national security team. And if Hegseth&rsquo;s interview showed anything, it&rsquo;s that this administration would rather speak honestly about the realities of war than lull Americans into comforting illusions about a dangerous world.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a recent 60 Minutes interview, Pete Hegseth, the top Defense official, discusses the ongoing Iran confrontation dubbed Operation Epic Fury. There are mixed feelings about the U.S.-Israel action, with legitimate concerns about economics and American troops on the ground, and no simple answers. Unlike some officials who might hedge, Hegseth offered blunt answers about what the administration plans.<\/p>\n<p>On limiting leaks and public messaging, Hegseth said you don\u2019t reveal to the enemy, the press, or anyone what your limits would be, and that the United States is willing to go as far as needed to win. He defined \u201cunconditional surrender\u201d as fighting to win, setting the terms, recognizing when the enemy can no longer fight, leading to them being combat-ineffective and surrendering. He also argued that the administration can be clear that this is not a fair fight by design, with U.S. capabilities far outweighing Iran\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Tehran, Hegseth framed the conflict as a war meant to bring the enemy to its knees, implying surrender-whether in Tehran Square or elsewhere-depends on the enemy\u2019s choices. The piece notes that his blunt language reflects a broader philosophy: deterrence in today\u2019s volatile world requires unmistakable strength, not hedged or cautious diplomacy. It argues that deterrence has eroded and rebuilding it can come at a price, but pretending otherwise only invites more conflict. In short, Hegseth\u2019s remarks portray a administration that favors direct, candid talk about war and the hard realities of ensuring national security over comforting narratives about a dangerous world<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2578072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-09T210910.024.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42153,45173,6234,3823,5244],"class_list":["post-2578071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-60-minutes","tag-hegseth","tag-interview","tag-iran","tag-quotes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-03-09T210910.024.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2578071"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578071\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2578075,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2578071\/revisions\/2578075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2578071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2578071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2578071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}