Pete Hegseth
USS Abraham Lincoln to dock in Thailand after record-setting deployment, Thai official says
The Lincoln, which left the Middle East on Saturday, has not made a port call in more than 200 days, setting a modern-day record for consecutive days at sea.
'Predictable risks': Two more US senators call for independant probe into naval warship conditions
Iran, Oman negotiate framework for Hormuz transit after Trump claims all mines removed from strait
US can still strike Hormuz targets, Hegseth warns as 'Economic D-Day' takes aim at Iran's economy
Pentagon chief sounds 'alarm' over China's buildup, urges allies to boost defense spending
Trump, who met with China's President Xi Jinping earlier this month, has pointedly said European and NATO partners should reduce reliance on Washington.
US ready to restart strikes on Iran if no deal reached, Pentagon chief says
President Trump said on Friday he would meet in a secure White House room to make a "final determination" on a proposal to end the Iran war.
Trump’s Evangelical alliance alarms defenders of religious freedom - opinion
In America, the assault on basic democratic principles continues, with Christian nationalism increasingly in the forefront.
Iran’s parliament to vote on bill offering €50 million reward for killing Trump, Netanyahu
The bill, titled “Reciprocal action by military and security forces of the Islamic Republic,” is one of several pieces of legislation aimed at formalizing the threats made by the regime.
Pete Hegseth welcomes USS Gerald R. Ford home after record deployment
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth presented the crew with the Presidential Unit Citation award, the highest collective honor a military unit can receive in the US Armed Forces.
US-Israel attacks on Iran could resume as early as next week - report
US President Donald Trump said Iran can either make a deal or "get annihilated," adding that the Islamic Republic has refused to acknowledge multiple deals already agreed to.
Iran retains access to majority of missile launch sites, US intelligence shows - report
According to The New York Times, Iran can also use the missile stockpiles in non-operational sites by transferring them via mobile launchers.
Trump: '100% confident' Iran will stop enriching uranium, will hand over remaining stockpiles
Trump said that Iran has pledged to stop enriching uranium and is "100% confident" that they will comply, while stressing the US will never let Iran possess a nuclear bomb.
Trump releases previously classified UFO files
The disclosure of the long-sought documents and photos of "unidentified anomalous phenomena" will be followed by future releases as more materials are declassified, the US Defense Department said.
Trump’s Europe pullback could open new doors for Israel - opinion
The American move is based on a broad strategic assessment of the challenges and risks facing the United States in the near future
