The Pentagon and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth signaled on Monday that the United States does not plan to strike Iran as President Donald Trump prepares to meet with the National Security Council (NSC) at the White House.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has appeared angry, unkempt, and tentative since March’s Signalgate scandal, Pentagon insiders told New York magazine. Six sources close to Hegseth described a changed man after the defense secretary shared war plans on a Signal group chat that mistakenly included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News on Monday that President Donald Trump was still aiming for a nuclear deal with Iran even as hostilities have escalated between U.S. ally Israel and Tehran,

A viral account on X tracking pizza shop activity around the Pentagon predicted something was underway before Israel attacked Iran.

Israel launched a series of attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities and other targets in the early hours of June 13.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth didn't rule out using military force to take Greenland and Panama, implying to lawmakers that his department has plans prepared.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary but refused to answer repeated questions during a hotly combative congressional hearing Thursday about his use of Signal chats to discuss military operations.

Leaders of a congressional subcommittee wrote to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Monday asking for an update on the Pentagon's progress toward passing a