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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that he has directed “the deployment of additional capabilities” to the Middle East amid escalating tensions in the region. “Protecting US forces is ...

The United States has largely stayed out of the fight so far, but American forces have been involved in helping Israel shoot down Iranian projectiles.

Secretary Hegseth has authorized the voluntary departure of U.S. military dependents from CENTCOM locations amid rising ...

European foreign ministers told their Iranian counterpart in a call on Monday to return to nuclear negotiations with the U.S.

Secretary Hegseth is authorizing the voluntary departure of military dependents in the Middle East following a threat from ...

During the same week, Hegseth updated leaders on the Middle East, rolled out plans to reinstate ... Bridge Colby as Undersecretary of Defense for Policy. Colby, sworn in on April 9, will play ...

The visit to the Middle East will mark Hegseth’s third foreign trip as defense secretary. In February, he traveled to Europe, with stops in Germany, Belgium, and Poland, which included a meeting ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sacked the ... after a 45-day review. The policy board included several members who have argued for wars in the Middle East. Following the criticisms on Carlson ...

The military’s mission was to get the Houthis to stop firing at U.S. ships and to restore the freedom of navigation for the waterways in the Middle East, according to Hegseth. He added that the ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth finds himself under fire again ... administration's ongoing Iran nuclear negotiations, which are led by Middle East Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth finds himself under fire again ... administration's ongoing Iran nuclear negotiations, which are led by Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff.