Pete Hegseth

Pete Hegseth compares media to Pharisees, ancient Jewish sect derided by Christians

Hegseth's comments follow a similar incident in 2019, when then-Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg compared Mike Pence to the Pharisees.

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on April 16, 2026.
Reporters raise their hands to ask questions during a briefing on the Iran war with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (not pictured), at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, April 16, 2026.

US ready to restart Iran war if no deal reached, Hegseth warns

Hegseth stated that he had a message for the Iranian leadership: "We are watching you. Your capabilities are not the same as ours. Remember, this is not a fair fight."

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AN IRANIAN flag flutters in the breeze

As Trump claims victory, Iran emerges bruised but powerful with leverage over Hormuz - analysis

"This war will be remembered as Trump's grave strategic miscalculation. One whose consequences reshaped the region in unintended ways," Middle East scholar Fawaz Gerges told Reuters.

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth talks about the war in Iran as President Donald Trump hosts the swearing-in ceremony for US Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin (R) in the Oval Office at the White House on March 2.

The 'final blow' doctrine: How Trump is rewriting the rules of American power - analysis

How Hegseth, Rubio, and Waltz used the Iran conflict to rewrite America’s rules of war – and why Israel sits at the center of the new model

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Plane carrying Hegseth makes unscheduled landing due to windshield crack

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plane made an unscheduled landing in the UK due to a windshield crack, but he is reported safe.

OCTOBER 15, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, after a meeting of NATO Defense Ministers at the Alliance headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium October 15, 2025.

'The hostages are back! It feels so good to say it,' Trump says during Knesset speech

The "cruelty of October 7 struck the heart of humanity," and the US mourned alongside Israel, Trump said, adding that "Because of us, the long and painful nightmare is finally over."

OCTOBER 13, 2025ByKESHET NEEV, JAMES GENN
US President Donald Trump addresses the Knesset plenum, October 13, 2025.

US to build Qatar an Air Force facility in Idaho

The base “will be host to a contingent of Qatari F-15s and pilots to enhance our combined training, increase lethality, interoperability,” Hegseth said.

OCTOBER 10, 2025ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Boeing's F-15 jet.

‘We are fighting the same war on terror’: A conversation with Pete Hegseth

We discussed that both Israel and America are fighting the same war daily, and that Pete Hegseth leans on his faith as a devout Christian to build on that bond.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2025ByJOSEPH SCUTTS
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, April 10, 2025

Trump's Pentagon says press must agree not to disclose sensitive information

Reporters face potential credential loss under new Pentagon rules requiring approval before publishing sensitive military information, sparking media outcry.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2025ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump delivers a speech during a ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, next to a podium with the emblem of the Department of War.

'Hitler of our time': Protesters yell at Trump during night out in DC with Rubio, Hegseth

Trump, along with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vice President JD Vance, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, was eating out to show that Washington has become a safe city.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 13, 2025.

Trump to rename Department of Defense the 'Department of War,' official says

"We're just going to do it. I'm sure Congress will go along if we need that ... Defense is too defensive. We want to be defensive, but we want to be offensive, too if we have to be," Trump said.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025ByREUTERS
U.S. President Donald Trump, in front of a painting of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, smiles during an event to announce that the Space Force Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 2, 2025.

'Never felt better in my life,' Trump boasts after days of speculation about his health

Social media spread theories over the weekend about Donald Trump’s health after several days of quiet from the president. 

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order, as US Vice President JD Vance and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth look on, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 25, 2025.

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

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller called DC protesters who heckled the pair "stupid white hippies."

AUGUST 21, 2025ByREUTERS
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and U.S. Vice President JD Vance, greet members of the National Guard, at Union Station in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 20, 2025.

Hegseth reposts Christian pastor who believes in making US a Christian theocracy

Pastor Doug Wilson advocates for recriminalizing homosexuality and removing women's right to vote.

AUGUST 9, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reacts, as he meets with Estonia's Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, Latvia's Defense Minister Andris Spruds and Lithuania's Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene at the Pentagon in Washington, US, July 25, 2025.