US defense secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday (local time) announced the new name – USNS Oscar V Peterson – of USNS Harvey Milk, days after he directed the United States Navy to rename the ship.“We are taking the politics out of ship naming,” he wrote on X along with a video announcing the move.The “politics” […]
Pete Hegseth (AP) and Jennifer Griffin (She said podcast) US defense secretary Pete Hegseth ripped Fox News reporter and his former colleague Jennifer Griffin on Thursday, saying she has “been about the worst” in the media when it comes to reporting on the American bombings of multiple Iranian nuclear sites. Addressing the press briefing organised […]
Donald Trump’s regime change comment has divided MAGA further. After President Donald Trump clarified his stance on a ‘regime change’ in Iran, the MAGA got further divided as those who still sided with the US attack on Iran’s three nuclear sites could not approve that the US would now want a regime change in Iran. […]
Pete Hegseth said ‘our boys’ as he spoke about the B-2 bombers who attacked Iran. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth was called out for his sexism as he mentioned ‘our boys in those bombers’ as he spoke about B-2 pilots while briefing about Operation Midnight Hammer. The New York Times pointed out that ‘both men and […]
Nobody is discussing anything on Iran with Pete Hegseth or Tulsi Gabbard, claimed reports. As President Donald Trump weighs in on the Middle East crisis, dropping all indications that he may strike Iran, reports claimed that he is relying on a high-profile group of Cabinet picks and not those who are supposed to be advising […]
Iran hawk US General Erik Kurilla is calling the shots in the matter of US’s involvement in the Iran-Israel war. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken a backseat and US Central Command chief General Erik Kurilla, an Iran Hawk who is nicknamed as “The Gorilla” is calling the shots on the Iran-Israel war, overruling all […]
The United States is sending more military assets to the Middle East as the fighting between Israel and Iran continues to escalate. US defence secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the move on Monday, saying the deployments aim to strengthen protection for American troops in the region.“Over the weekend, I directed the deployment of additional capabilities to […]
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth faced intense scrutiny at a combative House Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday, after appearing to confirm that the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland and Panama if necessary. He also refused to provide direct answers about his use of encrypted Signal chats to discuss military operations — a move […]
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth delivers his speech during 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore (Image credits: AP) US defense secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday reassured Indo-Pacific allies that they won’t be left to confront China’s growing military and economic pressure alone. Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue security conference in Singapore, he also urged regional […]
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth (AP) SINGAPORE: US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressures from China.He said Washington will bolster its defences overseas to counter what the Pentagon sees as rapidly developing threats by Beijing, particularly […]
