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Coverage dated June 25, 2025

Pentagon chief: Iran strike was a 'historically successful attack'

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Striking a combative tone, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. media was more focused on "cheering against" President Trump than covering airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites.

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  1. The Daily Signal

    ‘Searching for Scandals’: Hegseth Scolds Media Over Reporting of US Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Defense Secretary Hegseth bashed the corporate media for “searching for scandals” following the U.S. attack on three Iranian nuclear sites.

  2. NPR

    Pentagon chief: Iran strike was a 'historically successful attack' (opens NPR)

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    Striking a combative tone, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. media was more focused on "cheering against" President Trump than covering airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites.

  3. NPR

    Combative Pentagon news conference offers some new details on Iran nuclear strike (opens NPR)

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    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has defended the U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, saying the attacks were the most complex and secretive military operation in history.

  4. Al Jazeera

    US Secretary of Defense attacks media for questioning Iran strikes (opens Al Jazeera)

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    US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attacked the press for its coverage of US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.

  5. The Daily Signal

    Hegseth Scolds Media Over Reporting of US Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Defense Secretary Hegseth bashes the corporate media for “searching for scandals” following the U.S. attack on three Iranian nuclear sites.

  6. The Daily Caller

    Pete Hegseth Nukes Liberal Reporters At Latest Iran Bombing Press Conference (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The secretary promptly laced into the reporter's question

  7. The Daily Wire

    ‘Fire Everyone Involved’: Trump Unloads On Media After Hegseth Presser On Iran Strikes (opens The Daily Wire)

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    President Donald Trump unloaded on the legacy media after a Thursday morning press conference — which was meant to correct the record on the U.S. military’s recent strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities — held by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.