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Hegseth Demands Favorable Coverage As Iran Death Toll Increases
Following the death of six more American service members, the Secretary of Defense is stressing over negative headlines
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Hegseth Whines About Iran War Coverage, Demands “Patriotic Press” Instead
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The Defense Secretary also claimed Iran's leaders were “underground,” despite video evidence showing otherwise.
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Trump news at a glance: Hegseth attacks media over war coverage as Trump calls Iran leaders ‘scumbags’
Defense secretary offers alternative TV headlines to reporters to more favourably reflect US military campaign in Iran – key US politics stories from 13 March 2026Pete Hegseth has used a press conference at the Pentagon to criticize journalists over their coverage of the war in Iran, at one point proposing alternative TV headlines.The US defense secretary…
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(VIDEO) War Sec Pete Hegseth Asked About Tucker Carlson’s Criticism of War in Iran
War Secretary Pete Hegseth responded to Tucker Carlson’s criticism of the war in Iran during a press briefing on Friday. Timcast’s Elad Eliahu asked Hegseth for his reaction to Tucker Carlson’s recent comments, where he defined “foreign troops get to rape your wife and daughter.” Hegseth did not attack Carlson but instead shrugged off his comments,…
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Pete Hegseth blasts CNN’s Iran war coverage: ‘The sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better’
War Secretary Pete Hegseth took aim at CNN’s coverage of the war in Iran, jabbing that “the sooner David Ellison takes over that network, the better,” as Paramount Skydances seeks approval of its $111 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Watch Live: Hegseth, Caine give Iran war update at Pentagon
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine are giving a briefing on Operation Epic Fury in Iran Friday.
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WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and Caine give update on Iran war after refueler crash
War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are giving updates on the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran at a press briefing. The press conference is scheduled to start on Friday at 8 a.m. The press conference will be the first since the United States confirmed the deaths early Friday morning of four airmen…
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