Trump Warns Iran: Accept Deal or Face Expanded Bombing
Ebony McMorris
May 6, 2026
(AURN News) — Two months into a war that has shut off a fifth of the world’s oil supply, President Donald Trump is giving Iran
Posts tagged: Pete Hegseth
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Questions Mount as U.S. Launches Strait of Hormuz Escort Operation
Ebony McMorris
May 5, 2026
(AURN News) — The Pentagon says a ceasefire with Iran is holding. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended a new U.S. military operation called Project Freedom,
Navy Secretary John Phelan Dismissed Amid Iran Conflict
Ebony McMorris
April 24, 2026
(AURN News) — Navy Secretary John Phelan was removed Wednesday by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with no explanation provided. The Pentagon announced his departure was
Iran Ceasefire Enters Critical Phase as Talks Begin in Islamabad
Ebony McMorris
April 8, 2026
(AURN News) — The United States is dispatching a high-level delegation to Islamabad for talks with Iran as a fragile ceasefire enters a critical phase.
$1.3M Per Minute: Organizers Blast Trump Administration War Costs
Ebony McMorris
March 31, 2026
(AURN News) — Religious leaders and activists gathered at the White House on Monday to protest what they called an unauthorized war in the Middle
Senate Democrats Press Pentagon After Reports of Deadly School Strike in Iran
Ebony McMorris
March 11, 2026
(AURN News) — Nearly every Senate Democrat is demanding answers from the Pentagon after reports that a girls’ elementary school in Minab, Iran, was struck
Hegseth Says U.S. Strikes in Iran Intensifying Despite Trump’s Claims of Success
Ebony McMorris
March 10, 2026
(AURN News) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that U.S. strikes inside Iran are intensifying as the military campaign enters what he described as
Uncontested Skies, Unanswered Questions
Ebony McMorris
March 4, 2026
(AURN News) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the United States and Israel expect to gain control of Iranian airspace within a week as military
On Iran, Hegseth Delivers Strong Words but Few Details
Ebony McMorris
March 2, 2026
(AURN News) — This morning, the Trump administration delivered its first briefing on the U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, “This is
Did the U.S. Commit a War Crime?
Ebony McMorris
December 1, 2025
“He said he did not say that, and I believe it could. So you don’t know if there was a second strike to kill the
Media Outlets Reject New Pentagon Press Policy
Ebony McMorris
October 14, 2025
(AURN News) — Dozens of television networks are refusing to sign the Pentagon’s new press policy. The Defense Department set a deadline for media outlets
Hegseth’s Quantico Speech Draws Criticism
Ebony McMorris
September 30, 2025
(AURN News) — America’s top generals sat through a 45-minute address from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, at Marine Corps
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