Pete Hegseth

Pete Hegseth

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 defended the Trump administration’s $1.5 trillion 2027 military budget as the Pentagon put the war's price tag at nearly $29 billion

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

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrives for a classified briefing for all members of the US House of Representatives on the situation in Venezuela, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, December 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

US will not release full Venezuela boat strike video: Hegseth