(AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Thursday that the U.S. military “will be prepared to deliver whatever the president expects” if Iran continues to try to develop nuclear weapons.

Hegseth cited the recent U.S. military raid to capture Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro in his warning to Iran.

“They have all the options to make a deal,” Hegseth said at President Donald Trump’s cabinet meeting on Thursday. “They should not pursue nuclear capabilities. And we will be prepared to deliver whatever this president expects of the War Department.”