Pete Hegseth

Trump says Iran can be taken out in one night, reveals details on fighter pilots' rescue mission

Trump has threatened to rain "hell" on Tehran if it did not make a deal by the end of Tuesday that would allow traffic to start moving again through the vital route for global energy supplies.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump speaks, while Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on, as they hold a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 6, 2026.
US President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington.

Trump initially feared radio message from downed US airman was Iranian trap - Axios

 Israeli soldiers stand near an Iranian missile embedded in the ground on March 24, 2026 in the Palestinian village of Hares, West Bank. Iranian missiles have routinely flown over, and sometimes landed in, the West Bank during Israel's war with Iran.

US intel. says half of Iran’s weapons are still intact as Trump, Netanyahu claim otherwise - report

US President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026.

Trump considers cabinet shake-up as several senior officials face possible removal -report


'Hitler of our time': Protesters yell at Trump during night out in DC with Rubio, Hegseth

Trump, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was eating out to show that Washington has become a safe city.

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 13, 2025.

Trump to rename Department of Defense the 'Department of War,' official says

"We're just going to do it. I'm sure Congress will go along if we need that ... Defense is too defensive. We want to be defensive, but we want to be offensive, too if we have to be," Trump said.

U.S. President Donald Trump, in front of a painting of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, smiles during an event to announce that the Space Force Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 2, 2025.

'Never felt better in my life,' Trump boasts after days of speculation about his health

Social media spread theories over the weekend about Donald Trump’s health after several days of quiet from the president. 

US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order, as US Vice President JD Vance and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 25, 2025.

Vance, Hegseth greet troops in Washington, face jeers from protesters

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller called DC protesters who heckled the pair "stupid white hippies."

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Vice President JD Vance, greet members of the National Guard, at Union Station in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 20, 2025.

Hegseth reposts Christian pastor who believes in making US a Christian theocracy

Pastor Doug Wilson advocates for recriminalizing homosexuality and removing women's right to vote.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reacts, as he meets with Estonia's Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, Latvia's Defense Minister Andris Spruds and Lithuania's Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene at the Pentagon in Washington, US, July 25, 2025.

Katz flying to DC to meet with Hegseth on Iran, weapons

Katz is scheduled to meet with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to discuss Iran and various other weaponry and strategic security issues.

 DEFENSE MINISTER Israel Katz appears at a committee meeting in the Knesset on Tuesday.

US military to remove 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles

President Donald Trump deployed the California National Guard troops to Los Angeles in June, against the wishes of Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, to quell protests triggered by immigration raids.

 Members of the California National Guard stand guard at the Paramount Business Center parking lot a day after clashes between protesters and law enforcement following multiple detentions by ICE, in the Los Angeles County city of Paramount, California, US, June 8, 2025.

WATCH: US bureaucratic gloves are off: Hegseth says he has rescinded all drone production red tape

In a memorandum released to the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth announced unhindered US drone production and new implementation of drone combat in military training.

 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over an undated US Air Force handout photo of a RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft

Top US intelligence official criticizes Washington Post reporter

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard criticized Ellen Nakashima's reporting methods, saying they reflected a media establishment "desperate to sabotage POTUS's successful agenda."

 Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's new director of national intelligence, testifies before a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 30, 2025.

How DTRA's expertise aided in the strikes on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility - explainer

DTRA played an integral role in planning the strike on Iran's heavily fortified Fordow facility, a site long suspected of being central to Iran's nuclear weapons program.

 Satellite imagery from Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility June 22, 2025.