Watch Live: Hegseth, Caine and Cooper update on Iran war as Trump touts talks between Israel, Lebanon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the U.S. military’s highest-ranking officer and U.S. Central Command’s Admiral Brad Cooper are holding a news conference on the war with Iran early Thursday.  Hegseth said that the U.S. will maintain the “successful blockade” of the Strait of Hormuz., adding that the U.S. military can “make the transition” from this blockade … Read more

Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine holding press briefing after Trump agrees to 2-week ceasefire with Iran

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine are briefing reporters Wednesday at the Pentagon after President Trump said Tuesday night he’d agreed to an immediate, conditional two-week ceasefire with Iran. After the announcement, there were signs that shipping traffic was picking up in the vital Strait of Hormuz. “I agree to suspend … Read more

Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold news briefing as Iran strikes Kuwaiti oil tanker

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine are holding a news conference on the war with Iran on Tuesday as an Iranian drone hit a Kuwaiti oil tanker off Dubai and the average gas price in the U.S. hit $4 a gallon.  “The Kuwaiti giant crude oil tanker was subjected to a … Read more

Hegseth and Caine holding briefing on Iran war

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine are holding a briefing for reporters Thursday on the latest developments in the Iran war, their first since Israel carried out strikes killing Iran’s top security chief Ali Larijani and Esmail Khatib, its intelligence minister. Despite U.S. and Israeli strikes against senior Iranian leaders, Director of National … Read more

Watch Live: Hegseth, Caine give Iran war update at Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine are briefing reporters at the Pentagon Friday on the latest developments in the war with Iran, a day after a U.S. military refueling tanker crashed in western Iraq. Iran’s missile volume is down 90%, Hegseth said at the outset of the briefing. All of Iran’s … Read more

Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold news briefing as Iran launches new attacks on Israel, Gulf Arab countries

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine are holding a news briefing Tuesday morning as airstrikes continued overnight in the Middle East. On Tuesday, Iran launched new attacks at Gulf Arab countries, while Israeli strikes also hit southern and eastern Lebanon overnight.  Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told … Read more

Watch Live: Hegseth, Caine brief on Iran war operations

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine are briefing reporters at the Pentagon as the U.S. campaign against Iran enters its fifth day. It’s their second briefing since the offensive began Saturday.  The U.S. military has hit more than 2,000 targets in Iran, including command and control … Read more

Watch Live: Pete Hegseth, Dan Caine hold news conference as Iran airstrikes continue

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine are holding a rare press conference Monday morning as the U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran continued into a third day.   The Pentagon announced Monday that a fourth American service member has been killed in the mission, dubbed … Read more