Iran War Is Accelerating, Not Decelerating, Defense Secretary Hegseth Says

Lawmakers await request from White House for more defense funds for Iran war

Congress is anticipating a request from the White House for supplemental funds for the war with Iran, but there are only guesses about the timing and the amount of the request.

Hegseth criticizes media for making US deaths in Iran war front-page news

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday bashed media outlets for highlighting the deaths of six U.S. service members killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait as part of Washington’s war with Tehran. Speaking to reporters alongside Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Cain, Hegseth accused the press of trying to “make the president…

Watch Live: Hegseth, Caine brief on Iran war operations

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine are holding their second briefing on Iran war operations, as the conflict enters its fifth day.

Secretary Hegseth Blasts the Democrats for Rooting for America to Fail in Iran

Hegseth says Iran war has ‘only just begun’ — but Islamic Republic is ‘toast and they know it’

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has warned that the US-Israeli bombing campaign against Iran has “only just begun.” “We’re playing for keeps,” he told reporters at the Pentagon. “Our war fighters have maximum authorities, granted personally by the president, and yours truly.” Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the war with Iran “has only...