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Pentagon says Navy secretary is leaving, the latest departure of a top defense leader

Pete Hegseth.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1795x1795+232+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F01%2Fe9%2Fbfbae81d48bca77e780a92bfcb91%2Fgettyimages-2268666853.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5771160/iran-war-trump-speech) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Hegseth ousts the Army

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Pete Hegseth and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick also bow their heads.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4493x2526+0+325/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F22%2F5e%2F8b32e1e643c1b2fc7ca77d5b1013%2Fap25057687215365.jpg) Housing

Men in the mirror: Trump and Xi’s suits put ‘chameleon effect’ to test in Beijing

Pete Hegseth, who along with Scott Bessent wore flamboyantly stripy ties; Elon Musk wore a green

Hegseth faces further grilling over Iran war strategy and costs – US politics live

Pete Hegseth](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/pete-hegseth) faces a second day of grilling from Democrats on Capitol

Kid Rock flies in Army helicopter weeks after flights near his house drew scrutiny

Pete Hegseth both flew in Army Apache attack helicopters at a base in Virginia on Monday

How Trump acolytes seized on UK teen’s killing to push anti-immigration agenda

Pete Hegseth](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/pete-hegseth), the defense secretary, suggested that the freedom the allies had fought

US Defense Department bars journalists from its press office

Pete Hegseth. The Washington Post first reported the change. The move follows a slew of steps

Trump administration rejects need for Iran war Congressional approval despite deadline – US politics live

Pete Hegseth**, the defense secretary, testifying before [a heated Senate armed services committee](https://www.theguardian.com

European countries emerge as NATO leaders as U.S. role recedes

Pete Hegseth testifies about the Iran war before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday

Middle East crisis live: Trump changes strait of Hormuz plan again as Rubio says US offensive is ‘over’

Pete Hegseth insisted that “Project Freedom” had allowed the US to gain control of the strait

U.S.-Iran peace talks still in limbo after Iran seizes ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Pete Hegseth. ![A man reads a newspaper with a front page article referring to anticipated

King Charles visits New York after Trump says UK monarch ‘agrees with me’ on Iran – US politics live

Pete** **Hegseth** will face tough questions from lawmakers about the Iran war on Wednesday during

Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam?

Pete Hegseth, promised “death and destruction from the sky”, hitting 13,000 targets in the first

US Defence Secretary Hegseth pledges strikes on ‘key facilities’ in Iran

Hegseth pledges strikes on ‘key facilities’ in Iran Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has confirmed that

Hegseth ‘dangerously exaggerated’ US military triumph in Iran, Senate hears

Hegseth ‘dangerously exaggerated’ US military triumph in Iran, Senate hears Pete Hegseth has failed to give

Iran war: What’s happening on day 63 as Trump signals possible attacks

Hegseth on civilian deaths:** US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth [told senators](/news/2026/4/30/hegseth-testifies-on-iran-war-before-senate-committee-key-takeaways) the Pentagon has “every

US military chief Hegseth warns Cuba against acquiring military arms

Hegseth warns Cuba against acquiring military arms Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has warned that

Hegseth warns Cuba against acquiring weapons in visit to Guantánamo Bay

Hegseth warns Cuba against acquiring weapons in visit to Guantánamo Bay [Pete Hegseth](https://www.theguardian.com

Hegseth says Pentagon will review Mark Kelly’s US weapons stockpile remarks

Hegseth says Pentagon will review Mark Kelly’s US weapons stockpile remarks [Pete Hegseth](https://www.theguardian.com

Pentagon chief Hegseth first public hearing on Iran war: Key takeaways

Hegseth first public hearing on Iran war: Key takeaways United States Secretary of Defense Pete