Pete Hegseth

Pete Hegseth

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

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

Three Pentagon officials fired amid leak investigation: Politico

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference, in Panama City, Panama April 9, 2025. Photo:REUTERS/File

US recognizes Panama's sovereignty over canal, Panama says after talks

A vehicle carries the coffin of a commander from Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah armed group who was killed in what they called a "Zionist attack" in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday, during a funeral in Baghdad, Iraq September 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

Iran-backed militias in Iraq ready to disarm to avert Trump wrath

Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, attends a joint news conference with Gen Nakatani, Japan's defense minister, not photographed, at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. Photo: Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS/File photo

As Iran tensions build, US military moves warplanes to reinforce Middle East