Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth barred print photographers and certain journalists from a Pentagon press briefing on Friday, reportedly due to past “unflattering” photos of him. This bizarre move came as Hegseth launched into a sharp critique of news coverage regarding US military operations in Iran. He accused reporters of downplaying Washington’s supposed gains on the battlefield and not being positive enough about the US attacks.
According to The Guardian, Hegseth, speaking alongside the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, claimed the US-Israeli war on Iran has been an unprecedented success. He told reporters that the United States is “decimating the radical Iranian regime’s military in a way the world has never seen before.”
