Pete Hegseth

Reports about poor conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln are ‘completely misrepresented’, says Pete Hegseth

An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the ongoing conflict with Iran, on July 31, 2026.

US can keep naval blockade on Iranian ports ‘indefinitely’, Pentagon chief says

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the closing ceremony of PANAMAX 2026, a multinational military exercise in Panama City, on Aug 13, 2026.

Colombia authorises joint anti-drug ops with US military: Pentagon chief

Pete Hegseth speaks during a meeting of the Coalition Against the Cartels of the Americas in Panama City on Aug 12.

US begins review of military force presence in Europe

Washington has been clear with Europe that it wants NATO allies on the continent to take over primary responsibility for their own conventional defence as US focus shifts towards China.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, July 22, 2026

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth testifying at a Senate hearing in Washington, DC, on July 21.

US war in Iran has cost $48b so far, Pentagon says

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth testifying at a Senate hearing in Washington, DC, on July 21.

US concludes latest strikes on Iran as Houthis threaten blockade

Iranian women walk past a banner with a picture of the former Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri, in Tehran, on July 20, 2026.

Hegseth and the MAGA male aesthetic

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s testosterone replacement therapy initiative reflects the new, hard-edged masculinity that has seeped into right-wing politics, says the writer.

Doctors question evidence behind Pentagon plan for testosterone screening

The Pentagon is seen from the air in Washington, U.S., March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Israel tells Pentagon chief it will keep troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ‘security zones’

Israeli forces remain deployed in what the military describes as a security zone extending roughly 10km into Lebanese territory.

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