Pete Hegseth

Pete Hegseth

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to enlistees after they swear an oath to serve in the US Armed Forces, during an Enlistee Recognition Ceremony at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC, US June 4, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Hegseth, at D-Day event, says Europe faces 'invasion' of dangerous ideologies

His remarks echo criticisms often made by the administration of President Donald Trump about Europe, a region Washington argues is hampered by weak defences, inability to tackle immigration,...

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing on the Iran war, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, May 5, 2026. Photo: Reuters

US has spent $29b so far during Iran war: Pentagon

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on, as President Donald Trump delivers remarks, in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, March 21, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Why Vance believes Hegseth is misleading Trump on Iran war

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a briefing held with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Pentagon chief Hegseth says US blockade on Iran 'going global'

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on during a briefing on the Iran war, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., US, April 16, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Hegseth quotes fake Bible verse from 'Pulp Fiction' at Pentagon prayer service

An Iranian flag stands in the rubble following a strike on a police station in Tehran, Iran, March 4. Photo: Reuters

'Locked and loaded' to strike Iran's power plants, energy industry if ordered: US military

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a briefing held with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

US ready to resume combat if Iran rejects deal: Hegseth

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth holds a briefing at the Pentagon, after the US struck Iranian nuclear facilities, during the Israel-Iran conflict, in Arlington, Virginia, US, June 22, 2025 in this still image taken from handout video. Reuters TV/US Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS

Hegseth claims decisive US military victory over Iran

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a bilateral meeting with Malaysia's Defence Minister ahead of the 19th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) and 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-PLUS) at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 30 October, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

Weapons experts dispute US account of deadly Lamerd strike

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a briefing held with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Pentagon declines to reaffirm NATO's collective defence, says up to Trump

File photo of United States Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. Photo: Collected

US defence secretary calls for 'overwhelming violence' against enemies

Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 7, 2026. File Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

How Trump's team misjudged Iran's war response

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a bilateral meeting with Malaysia's Defence Minister ahead of the 19th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) and 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-PLUS) at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 30 October, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

US Senator Mark Kelly sues Pentagon chief Hegseth over demotion threats