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Congress confronts Hegseth for the first time since Iran war started

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Congress confronts Hegseth for the first time since Iran war started

U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies before a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defence’s FY27 budget request on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. | Photo Credit: Reuters Skeptical Democrats confronted Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday (April 29, 2026) for the first time since the Trump administration went to war…

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U.S. forces ready to restart combat if Iran doesn’t agree a deal, says Hegseth

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U.S. forces ready to restart combat if Iran doesn’t agree a deal, says Hegseth

U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine hold a briefing on the Iran war, at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. forces in ‌West Asia are postured to ​restart combat operations ⁠if Iran doesn’t agree to…

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U.S. court declines to block Pentagon’s Anthropic blacklisting for now

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U.S. court declines to block Pentagon’s Anthropic blacklisting for now

The lawsuit is one of two Anthropic filed over Mr. Hegseth’s unprecedented move, which came after Anthropic ​refused to allow the military to ‌use AI chatbot Claude for U.S. surveillance or autonomous weapons due to safety and ethics concerns. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Washington, D.C. federal appeals court on Wednesday (April 8, 2026) declined…

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Donald Trump on decision-making over Iran attack: Pete said, ‘Let’s do it’

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Donald Trump on decision-making over Iran attack: Pete said, ‘Let’s do it’

President Donald Trump speaks with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a roundtable discussion on public safety at a Tennessee Air National Guard Base, on March 23, 2026, in Memphis, Tenn. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump said that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was the “first one” to suggest attacking Iran when he…

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No ‘definitive time frame’ for ending Iran war, say Pentagon; seeks $200 billion in additional funds

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No ‘definitive time frame’ for ending Iran war, say Pentagon; seeks 0 billion in additional funds

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, on March 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday (March 19, 2026) there is no “time frame” for ending the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, which was launched three weeks ago….

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Hegseth’s Signal use risked harm to U.S. forces: Pentagon watchdog

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Hegseth’s Signal use risked harm to U.S. forces: Pentagon watchdog

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss strikes on Yemen risked compromising sensitive information and could have put troops at risk, the Pentagon’s independent watchdog said on Thursday (December 4, 2025). “The secretary sent nonpublic DoD information identifying the…

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U.S. says 4 killed in new strike on alleged Pacific drug boat

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U.S. says 4 killed in new strike on alleged Pacific drug boat

This screen grab from a video posted by U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on his X account on October 28, 2025, shows what he says is one of four alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean that was destroyed in strikes | Photo Credit: AFP The U.S. military on Wednesday (October 29, 2025) struck…

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U.S. lawmaker urges Pentagon to reconsider beard-shaving policy for Sikhs

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U.S. lawmaker urges Pentagon to reconsider beard-shaving policy for Sikhs

Highlighting concerns for Sikh Americans serving in the military, a prominent U.S. lawmaker has urged the Pentagon to reconsider a policy that calls for a blanket beard-shaving mandate among service members, emphasising that retaining uncut hair and a beard is a core tenet of their faith. In a recent letter addressed to Secretary of War…

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