War Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s press briefings about the war in Iran often feature his criticism of the “dishonest” media’s portrayal of the conflict, so its absence from Tuesday’s briefing was notable.
Hegseth, in his first press briefing in more than a week, instead focused on the overall mission in an appearance that lasted a little over 35 minutes.
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Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine took questions for about 15 minutes of the press availability. The secretary took questions from OAN, Real America’s Voice, the Daily Caller, the Daily Wire, Just the News, Breitbart, and Reuters, but he focused primarily on operational details. However, he did call out European nations such as the United Kingdom to help police the Strait of Hormuz.
Earlier this month at his last press conference, Hegseth opened his remarks by saying: “I stand here today speaking to you, the American people, not
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