Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attacked the media for reporting on a preliminary, low-confidence assessment that said Iran’s nuclear program was only set back a few months after U.S. strikes.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday unloaded on the press amid reports that an internal U.S. assessment found American strikes set back Iran’s nuclear program by months, not years, di… ...

GOP lawmakers questioned the Pentagon and DHS about counter-drone defenses for U.S. assets after the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East demonstrated the effectiveness of mass drone attacks.

The United States has launched itself into conflict with Iran, and the media are fact-checking only the most important news.Just kidding. After President Donald Trump approved the use of the U.S ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he didn't know of any intelligence showing that stores of highly enriched uranium were moved out of the Iranian nuclear sites hit by American bombers over the ...

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Hegseth defends success of U.S. strikes on Iran nuclear sites amid doubts over impact 07:26. General Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Thursday released video of the tests ...