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Coverage dated June 21, 2025

Pete Hegseth calls U.S. strikes on Iran 'an incredible and overwhelming success'

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The Pentagon provided a briefing on the U.S. airstrikes on Iran Sunday morning, after President Trump took direct action for the first time in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

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  1. NPR

    Pete Hegseth calls U.S. strikes on Iran 'an incredible and overwhelming success' (opens NPR)

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    The Pentagon provided a briefing on the U.S. airstrikes on Iran Sunday morning, after President Trump took direct action for the first time in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

  2. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH: Hegseth and Caine hold Pentagon news briefing after U.S. strikes on Iran nuclear sites (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that despite a surprise attack overnight on Iranian nuclear sites, America "does not seek war."

  3. CNN

    Hegseth says ‘American deterrence is back’ (opens CNN)

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    US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed reporters during a Pentagon briefing Sunday morning following President Trump’s weekend announcement of US strikes on Iran. Trump had said the US had struck Iranian nuclear sites including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

  4. New York Post

    Read President Trump’s speech after US strikes on Iran (opens New York Post)

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    General Caine and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will speak at a press conference on Sunday morning.

  5. NPR

    Watch live: The Pentagon holds a briefing after U.S. strikes Iran (opens NPR)

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    Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is speaking to reporters after President Trump announced the U.S. had attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran, aiding Israel in its conflict with the country.

  6. CNN

    ‘American deterrence is back’: Defense Secretary Hegseth gives update on Iran strikes (opens CNN)

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    US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed reporters during a Pentagon briefing Sunday morning following President Trump’s weekend announcement of US strikes on Iran. Trump had said the US had struck Iranian nuclear sites including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.

  7. New York Post

    Hegseth says Trump’s Iran strike shows American deterrence is back: ‘When this president speaks, the world should listen’ (opens New York Post)

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    “The operation President Trump planned was bold and it was brilliant, showing the world that American deterrence is back,” Hegseth told reporters during a press briefing Sunday.

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