Pete Hegseth

Trump to order Pentagon to release all files related to aliens and UFOs

Trump on Thursday accused former President Barack Obama of disclosing classified information when he recently said that aliens were real, but Trump did not cite any evidence to support the allegation

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters onboard Air Force One, on travel from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, February 16, 2026.
an illustrative image of Anthropic's Claude.

Pentagon faces backlash after using AI model Claude for offensive measures in Maduro capture - WSJ

Bumblebee V2 counter-UAS system

Bumblebee joins expanding US counter‑drone system arsenal

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks with Greece's Defencee Minister Nikolaos Dendias next to US Undersecretary of Defence for Policy Elbridge Colby as they take part in a family photo with NATO Defence Ministers at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 12, 2026.

Pentagon policy chief Colby calls for NATO to be based on 'partnership rather than dependency'


Trump says nothing taken out of Iran's nuclear site, Europeans believe enriched uranium intact

A report from the Financial Times wrote that European leaders said they believe Iran's highly enriched uranium stockpile remains largely intact.

 US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025.

Trump 'destroyed Iran’s nuclear capabilities' in Operation Midnight Hammer, Hegseth says

The Pentagon held a news conference to directly respond to a US Defense Intelligence Agency report that suggested that Iran's nuclear program was only set back a few months.

 U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing at the Pentagon, after the U.S. struck Iranian nuclear facilities, during the Israel-Iran conflict, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., June 22, 2025

What does it mean for future talks if Iran's nuclear ambitions are destroyed? - analysis

With Iran's nuclear program hit by airstrikes, it's in the interest of both Israel and the US to portray the strikes as successful.

 Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump (illustrative)

US strikes may have set back Iran nuclear program only months, sources say

The classified assessment is at odds with the statements from Trump and high-ranking US officials, who say US strikes essentially eliminated Iran's nuclear program.

 A satellite image shows the Fordow nuclear facility in Iran in this handout image dated June 14, 2025

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.

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

The meeting took place as the US was deliberating whether to join Israel in strikes against Iran.

 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.

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

The officials also said the US aircraft carrier Nimitz was heading to the Middle East, in what one of them said was a pre-planned deployment.

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

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

Accompanied by prominent American business leaders, Trump will visit Riyadh first, the site of the Saudi-US Investment Forum.

 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.

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