Posts Tagged: Pete Hegseth
Iran War Emerges as Republican Lightening Rod in Aftermath of Midterm Shellacking
The war with Iran has emerged as one of the most consequential political dividing lines within the Republican Party after Democrats swept both chambers of...
US Castigates Europe Over Defense Spending as NATO Reassures Asia
The United States fired a fresh broadside at its NATO allies in Singapore over the weekend but Western European officials insisted the grouping remains resilient. Speaking...
US Objectives in Iran Have Not Changed, Hegseth Says
The US objectives in its war against Iran have not changed since strikes started on Feb. 28, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday, and he accused the media of stirring up concerns...
NATO’s Rutte Praises US, Israeli Military Action Against Iran but Says Alliance Won’t Be Involved
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday praised US and Israeli military action against Iran, saying it was degrading Tehran's ability to get its hands on nuclear and ballistic missile capability, but...
Pentagon Says It Will Cut Academic Ties With Harvard University
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Friday his department was ending professional military education, fellowships, and certificate programs with Harvard University, marking the Trump administration's...
Pete Hegseth Pledges Retribution After Islamist Gunmen in Syria Kills 2 US Soldiers and Civilian, Injuring 3
i24 News - Two US Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed in an Islamic State attack on Saturday in Palmyra, Syria, where they...
US News Outlets Reject Pentagon Press Access Policy
At least 30 news organizations declined to sign a new Pentagon access policy for journalists, warning of the potential for less comprehensive coverage of the world's...
Activist Laura Loomer Blasts Pentagon Over Planned Qatar Military Facility in Idaho
Far-right activist Laura Loomer slammed President Donald Trump's administration on Friday over its deepening defense ties with Qatar and made false accusations that spread on...
Hegseth Fires Head of Intel Agency Whose Assessment of Damage from Iran Strikes Angered Trump
i24 News - US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth fired a general whose agency’s initial intelligence assessment of damage to Iranian nuclear sites from US strikes...
No Known Intelligence That Iran Moved Uranium, US Defense Chief Says
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said he was unaware of any intelligence suggesting Iran had moved any of its highly enriched uranium to shield it from US strikes on Iran's...
Comparing US Strike on Iran to Hiroshima, Trump Plays Down Intelligence Report
US President Donald Trump compared the impact of American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to the end of World War II on Wednesday, arguing that the damage was severe...
US Military Ready to Carry Out Any Trump Decisions on Iran, Hegseth Says
The US military is ready to carry out any decision that President Donald Trump may make on Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday,...
US Defense Secretary Hegseth Cancels Israel Trip Amid Rumors of Trump-Netanyahu Rift
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has reportedly canceled an upcoming trip to Israel, fueling speculation of a growing rift between US President Donald Trump...
Pentagon’s Hegseth Texted Start Time of Planned Killing of Yemeni Terrorist
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth texted plans to kill a Houthi terrorist leader in Yemen two hours before a military operation that would normally be a closely guarded...
