U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will hold a press briefing with Air Force General Dan Caine, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room at 8:00 Eastern. The presser comes as the war with Iran moves through its fifth week with U.

This is the full Pentagon press conference with Pete Hegseth as he provides updates on "Operation Epic Fury." Debate in Washington over the cost of the war in Iran escalated on Thursday as a new possible price tag of $200 billion began to circulate among policymakers.

The defence secretary's comments came after US President Donald Trump told other nations to "go get your own oil".

Pete Hegseth answered press questions on troop deployments, length of the Iran War and the Strait of Hormuz.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth opened a Pentagon news conference Tuesday detailing a covert visit to troops fighting in Operation Epic Fury.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Dan Caine will speak with reporters Tuesday morning, as the conflict with Iran heats up despite alleged negotiations. Iranian

The Pentagon blocked its own military news publication Stars and Stripes from attending Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's press conference on Thursday. The post The Pentagon Blocked Its Own Publication From Attending Pete Hegseth’s Press Conference,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declined to tell reporters Tuesday whether or not the U.S. military will deploy ground troops against Iran. "You can't fight and win a war if you tell your adversary what you are willing to do or what you are not willing to do to include boots on the ground," he said.

The Pentagon’s own publication, Stars and Stripes, was disinvited from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s latest Iran war press conference - as he continues to clamp down on press coverage.

In a press conference, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth emphasized that the upcoming days of Operation Epic Fury would be "decisive."