Pete Hegseth

Decoys, stealth, bunker busters: How US bombed Iran's nuclear sites

According to Hegseth, all of the precision munitions struck what they wanted to strike and they believe the strike achieved the destruction of the two facilities.

(Illustrative) US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth over a backdrop of damage done to Iran's nuclear site at Fordow.
 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accompanied by U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Netanyahu, IDF chief lead meeting with top US officials as Trump mulls attack on Iran - exclusive

US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attend a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, April 10, 2025

US bolsters Trump's Middle East military options by moving refueling aircraft, officials say

 U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025, in this screen grab obtained from a Reuters video.

Trump lands in Riyadh: Israel-Saudi ties expected to take a backseat


US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cancels scheduled visit to Israel, sources tells the 'Post'

Hegseth will still travel with Trump to Saudi Arabia and Gulf countries, including Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. 

 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on, as President Donald Trump delivers remarks, in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, US, March 21, 2025.

Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard

Behind the scenes of the Trump administration's decision to cancel a shipment of arms o Ukraine earlier this year.

 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, April 10, 2025

Pentagon to seek 'Right to Repair' provisions in Army contracts

the Army wants to give itself the right to conduct maintenance and access necessary tools, software, and technical data without being hindered by intellectual property constraints.

U.S. army soldiers fuel a military truck at Qayyara airbase west of Mosul, Iraq, August 10, 2017

Pentagon chief warns Iran of consequences for supporting Houthis

While both Tehran and Washington have said they are set on pursuing diplomacy, they remain far apart on a dispute that has rumbled on for more than two decades.

 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, April 10, 2025

Trump says that Hegseth 'doing a great job' at leading Pentagon following reports of leaks

The New York Times reported that Trump told Hegseth that he also had plenty of experience with 'leakers.'

 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference, in Panama City, Panama April 9, 2025

White House searches for new defense secretary after Hegseth's second Signal blunder – NPR

This comes after the New York Times reported that Hegseth had included members of his family in chats regarding US military strikes in Yemen.

 (Illustrative) US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretaty Pete Hegseth over a backdrop of leaked Signal Chat messages of a US strike on the Houthis in Yemen.

US officials mistakenly share confidential White House data with thousands of employees - report

The information was shared in a Google Drive folder by General Services Administration (GSA) employees with the whole GSA workforce.

 A US Secret Service officer near the White House on March 09, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Defense chief Hegseth shared war plans in second Signal chat, NYT reports

Trump’s defense chief leaked classified strike details in a private Signal group with his family, the 'New York Times' reporter.

 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, April 10, 2025

Are B-2 bombers a message to Iran? 'We'll let them decide,' Pentagon chief says

When asked if the B-2s were meant to send a message to Iran, Hegseth said: "We'll let them decide."

 US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference, in Panama City, Panama April 9, 2025

US recognizes Panama's sovereignty over canal, Panama says after talks

Hegseth, in the first visit by a Pentagon chief to Panama in decades, said he sees the canal as key terrain that Panama would secure together with the US.

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a press conference, in Panama City, Panama April 9, 2025.

US Naval Academy removed books about the Holocaust, antisemitism ahead of Hegseth visit

This comes after the Pentagon chief sent a memo to the Maryland school instructing it to comply with larger anti-” woke” purges.

 Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, attends a joint news conference with Gen Nakatani, Japan's defense minister, not photographed, at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, March 30, 2025