Pete Hegseth

Pete Hegseth

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force General Dan Caine, speak during a press conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, June 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Idrees Ali/File Photo

US defense secretary tells sailors off Puerto Rico: this isn't training

Hegseth's remarks came during a surprise visit along with the top US general to Puerto Rico amid escalating tensions with Venezuela, which US President Donald Trump's administration...

US Air Force Lt. General and Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Jeffrey Kruse attends a House Intelligence Committee hearing about worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

In latest purge, Hegseth removes head of Pentagon intelligence agency, other senior officials

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and US Vice President JD Vance, greet members of the National Guard, at Union Station in Washington, DC, US, August 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Al Drago/Pool

Vance, Hegseth greet troops in Washington, face jeers from protesters

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. Photo: Reuters TV/US Department of Defense/Handout via REUTERS

US warns against Iran retaliation as Trump raises 'regime change'

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

US strikes against Iran not aimed at regime change, Pentagon chief says

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a trilateral meeting between Japan, the US and Australia, at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, May 31, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su

Europe bristles at US proposals at Asian gathering, India-Pakistan hostility on show

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, May 31, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su

China accuses US's Hegseth of 'vilifying' remarks at security forum

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, May 31, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su

Pentagon chief warns of imminent China threat, pushes Asian allies to hike defence spending

Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth meets with Senator-elect Jim Banks (R-IN) on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, December 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

US defence chief looks to woo allies in Asian security forum debut

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

Order by Hegseth to cancel Ukraine weapons caught White House off guard

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth walks during an event at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Harrison Township, Michigan, US, April 29, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

US Defense Secretary Hegseth to slash senior-most ranks of military

Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, testifies before a Senate Committee on Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Trump stands behind Hegseth after attack plans shared in second Signal chat

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosts an arrival ceremony for El Salvador Defense Minister Rene Merino Monroy at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, April 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Ken Cedeno

Pentagon chief Hegseth shared sensitive Yemen war plans in second Signal chat: source