WATCH: Pete Hegseth refuses to take any more questions after journalist asks about Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu’s role in the Iran War.

At a Pentagon briefing, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told a reporter the US had not capitulated on its demands from Iran, and that it still has the “upper hand”. #news

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed on Tuesday that the fragile ceasefire between Iran and the U.S., which has held for more than three weeks, remains intact, despite a new exchange of fire in the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington moves to restore the free flow of commerce and protect commercial shipping. Read more by clicking the link in our bio.

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Pete Buttigieg reassured an emotional audience member during a town hall in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday (18 April), after she spoke through tears about her fears for a transgender loved one amid the current political climate. The woman said she wakes up “scared” about where anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and policies could lead, prompting Buttigieg to acknowledge the weight of that fear and call it “horrible” that so many Americans feel the same. Buttigieg pointed to recent policies affecting transgender

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has sparred with Democratic lawmakers during a nearly six-hour-long hearing, in his first time facing questions under oath since the start of the Iran war. #PeteHegseth #Iran #US #USPolitics #BBCNews