Pete Hegseth

Pentagon Chief Says US Has ‘Only Just Begun’ Striking Alleged Drug Boats

The United States has "only just begun" targeting alleged drug-trafficking boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth insisted Tuesday, despite a growing outcry over strikes that critics say amount to extrajudicial killings.

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US Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Kill Six More People

US forces have killed six more people in strikes on alleged drug-running boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday, bringing the campaign's total number of deaths — which critics describe as illegal executions — to 76.

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US Strike on Alleged Drug Vessel in Caribbean Kills Three: Pentagon Chief

A US strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean killed three people, Pentagon chief Hegseth said.

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Pentagon Set to Pick Builder for US Navy’s Sixth-Gen Fighter Jet

The US Department of Defense is expected to decide as soon as this week which US company will assemble the US Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation stealth aircraft.

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Hegseth Reveals $1B ‘Barracks Task Force’ Plan to Improve Military Housing

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new Pentagon task force aimed at upgrading military barracks nationwide.

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Pentagon Chief Makes Surprise Visit to Puerto Rico

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth made surprise visits to Puerto Rico and a US Navy ship Monday as the United States employs military assets in the Caribbean to target drug cartels.

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China Says US ‘Should Not Play With Fire’ on Taiwan, Slams Hegseth

China on Sunday warned the United States it "should not play with fire" over Taiwan and said it had lodged "representations" with Washington over comments made by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth at a summit in Singapore.

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Pentagon Chief Warns China ‘Preparing’ to Use Military Force in Asia

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth warned Saturday that China was "credibly preparing" to use military force to upend the balance of power in Asia, vowing the United States was "here to stay" in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Pentagon Chief Orders 20% Cut in Number of Top Officers

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Monday ordered at least a 20 percent reduction in the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the US military, a memo from the defense secretary said.

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US Expects Iran Talks but Trump Presses Sanctions

The United States said Thursday it expected new nuclear talks to take place soon with Iran but President Donald Trump vowed to enforce sanctions and called for global boycott of "any amount" of Iranian oil or petrochemicals.

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