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Pete Hegseth
US Secretary of War; Article 2 doctrine converts Iran's undeclared war into sworn cabinet policy.
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#18 30 Sept
Announced the Autonomous Warfare Command
Drones: Industry & Defence: Hegseth plans a four-star drone command#18 30 Sept
#180 28 Sept
Called the Washington Post death toll report disgusting and fake
Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon adds a 19th name to its toll#180 18 Sept
#162 25 Jul
Priced the campaign's cost to the Senate at $37.5 billion
Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon pauses Iran bombing after Caine warning#159 20 Jul
Testified the campaign has cost $37.5 billion with no accounting basis
Iran Conflict 2026: Hegseth prices the war at $37.5bn#14 22 Jun
Watched five directed-energy weapons fire live, the first sitting defence secretary to attend such a test.
Drones: Industry & Defence: Hegseth watches five laser weapons fire#124 10 Jun
Described strikes as designed to set the terms for a deal and said Iran would be wise to take it
Iran Conflict 2026: US strikes reach Tehran on day two, ordered by phone#109 1 Jun
Told Senate that Article 2 of the Constitution overrides the War Powers Resolution authorisation requirement
Iran Conflict 2026: War powers clock outlasts the House#113 30 May
warned Shangri-La Dialogue of US capacity to resume Iran strikes and linked Hormuz to Taiwan
Iran Conflict 2026: Hegseth threatens Iran strikes in Singapore#2 30 May
Signed the AUKUS Pillar II Signature Project at the Shangri-La Dialogue
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: AUKUS names two American sea robots#106 24 May
Mentioned in: War-powers vote slips past its cliff
Iran Conflict 2026#105 21 May
Mentioned in: Johnson pulls the House war-powers vote
Iran Conflict 2026#104 20 May
Mentioned in: Senate 50-47: Cassidy unlocks the floor
Iran Conflict 2026#103 20 May
Mentioned in: Pakistan mediation live, unwritten and only partial
Iran Conflict 2026#102 19 May
Claimed ceasefire pauses or stops the WPR 60-day clock with no basis in the 1973 text
Iran Conflict 2026: WPR wind-down hits 1 June cliff#103 19 May
Senate 50-47 discharges Kaine Iran resolution to floor
Iran Conflict 2026#101 18 May
Mentioned in: Trump signed nothing on Iran across Day 80
Iran Conflict 2026#102 18 May
Named by Trump as recipient of hold-off instruction; has made no corroborating statement
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump posts a cancelled Iran strike#99 14 May
Mentioned in: Cooper: 90% of Iran's mines cleared
Iran Conflict 2026#97 13 May
#96 13 May
Mentioned in: AUMF unfiled, blackout hits 1,728 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#97 13 May
Testified Article 2 covers Iran strikes, making AUMF unnecessary, destroying Murkowski's bipartisan vehicle
Iran Conflict 2026: Murkowski's Iran AUMF collapses after Hegseth Article 2 testimony#96 13 May
Mentioned in: Trump flies east, desk still empty
Iran Conflict 2026#96 12 May
Testified before Senate Appropriations that Article 2 grants full Iran war authority, making an AUMF unnecessary
Iran Conflict 2026: Hegseth: Article 2 covers Iran war#96 12 May
Mentioned in: US Iran war cost hits $29bn on 12 May
Iran Conflict 2026#100 12 May
Provided primary Article 2 legal cover that Sledgehammer rename serves as fallback for
Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon weighs Sledgehammer rename to reset WPR clock#89 4 May
Told reporters the ceasefire remains in place despite the US-Iran kinetic exchange
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran zone now spans Fujairah, Khorfakkan#88 3 May
Mentioned in: Project Freedom announced via Truth Social
Iran Conflict 2026#86 1 May
Advanced legal theory to SASC that ceasefire pauses the WPR 60-day clock
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump letter declares the war over#86 1 May
Initiated Department of War rebrand that reached DNS deployment with war.gov
Iran Conflict 2026: CENTCOM goes live under war.gov domain#87 1 May
Mentioned in: OFAC ships paper, Trump signs Cuba
Iran Conflict 2026#85 1 May
Mentioned in: White House asserts US not at war with Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#85 30 Apr
Testified before SASC that the WPR 60-day clock is paused by the ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026: Hegseth tells SASC ceasefire pauses WPR clock#84 29 Apr
Filed 27-page FY27 posture statement to HASC signed as Secretary of War
Iran Conflict 2026: Hegseth signs as Secretary of War#84 28 Apr
Mentioned in: OFAC sb0477 hits Iran shadow banking
Iran Conflict 2026#78 24 Apr
Pentagon memo targets Spain and Falklands
Iran Conflict 2026#77 22 Apr
Mentioned in: Pentagon gives Congress Hormuz clock Trump has not
Iran Conflict 2026#65 10 Apr
Half of Iran's missiles survive, WSJ reports
Iran Conflict 2026#61 7 Apr
Pentagon briefs strikes up, missiles down
Iran Conflict 2026#61 7 Apr
Mentioned in: Red Cross warns against new norm
Iran Conflict 2026#58 3 Apr
Mentioned in: Habshan shut; UAE records first dead
Iran Conflict 2026#57 2 Apr
Hegseth Fires Army Chief During Active Deployment Planning
Iran Conflict 2026#53 31 Mar
$200bn war bill not yet sent to Congress
Iran Conflict 2026#54 31 Mar
B-52s over Iran; 50,000 US troops in
Iran Conflict 2026#45 22 Mar
Mentioned in: Netanyahu backs Trump's 48hr ultimatum
Iran Conflict 2026#44 20 Mar
Mentioned in: CIA and Mossad hunt for Khamenei
Iran Conflict 2026#44 20 Mar
Mentioned in: CENTCOM: 8,000 targets, 130 ships in 22d
Iran Conflict 2026#43 19 Mar
Mentioned in: Khamenei claims victory by proxy
Iran Conflict 2026#42 19 Mar
Mentioned in: No Nowruz address from Supreme Leader
Iran Conflict 2026#42 18 Mar
Mentioned in: Seven allies pledge words, not warships
Iran Conflict 2026#42 18 Mar
Mentioned in: Hegseth: US has struck 7,000 targets in Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#42 18 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon war bill balloons to $200bn
Iran Conflict 2026#42 18 Mar
Mentioned in: Netanyahu: revolution needs ground ops
Iran Conflict 2026#42 18 Mar
Mentioned in: IAF hits 200 targets from Yazd to Shiraz
Iran Conflict 2026#42 18 Mar
Mentioned in: GOP lacks votes for $200bn war bill
Iran Conflict 2026#41 17 Mar
Mentioned in: Gabbard: Iran degraded, not obliterated
Iran Conflict 2026#41 17 Mar
Mentioned in: Bunker busters hit Hormuz coastal forts
Iran Conflict 2026#40 16 Mar
Mentioned in: Leaked tape: Khamenei wife, son killed
Iran Conflict 2026#40 16 Mar
Mentioned in: Three counts of Iran's dead; all differ
Iran Conflict 2026#38 15 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC: our best missiles are still unused
Iran Conflict 2026#38 15 Mar
Mentioned in: Eight days, no proof of life for Mojtaba
Iran Conflict 2026#37 15 Mar
Mentioned in: Zero pledges for Hormuz coalition
Iran Conflict 2026#35 14 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: reopen Hormuz or I hit the oil
Iran Conflict 2026#35 14 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: regime change a very big hurdle
Iran Conflict 2026#36 14 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran hits five KC-135s at Saudi base
Iran Conflict 2026#36 14 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump demands allied warships at Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#36 14 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC's 48th wave: three per day
Iran Conflict 2026#34 13 Mar
Mentioned in: Hegseth and Wright contradict on Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#34 13 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon's 90% claim meets drone barrage
Iran Conflict 2026#34 13 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon: Mojtaba wounded, disfigured
Iran Conflict 2026#34 13 Mar
Mentioned in: 51 drones downed; one near embassies
Iran Conflict 2026#33 11 Mar
Mentioned in: Congress asks if AI targeted the school
Iran Conflict 2026#32 10 Mar
Mentioned in: Outdated map likely caused Minab strike
Iran Conflict 2026#32 10 Mar
Mentioned in: 46 senators demand Minab investigation
Iran Conflict 2026#30 7 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel's fuel strikes exceeded US plans
Iran Conflict 2026#29 7 Mar
Mentioned in: IDF vows to kill Iran succession picks
Iran Conflict 2026#28 6 Mar
Mentioned in: Netanyahu makes regime change a war aim
Iran Conflict 2026#25 6 Mar
Mentioned in: 80 aircraft, 230 bombs hit IRGC academy
Iran Conflict 2026#23 6 Mar
Mentioned in: Thirty Iranian ships sunk in seven days
Iran Conflict 2026#24 6 Mar
Mentioned in: Hegseth: air campaign about to surge
Iran Conflict 2026#24 6 Mar
Mentioned in: Germany rules out joining Iran campaign
Iran Conflict 2026#23 6 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump won't rule out Iran ground troops
Iran Conflict 2026#24 6 Mar
Mentioned in: Epic Fury costs $3.7bn in 100 hours
Iran Conflict 2026#22 5 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump's 'Too Late!' kills Iran's channel
Iran Conflict 2026#20 4 Mar
Mentioned in: Hegseth rules out NATO Article 5
Iran Conflict 2026#20 4 Mar
Mentioned in: CENTCOM ordered to dismantle Iran regime
Iran Conflict 2026#20 4 Mar
Mentioned in: Interceptor debris falls in Turkey
Iran Conflict 2026#20 4 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran fires on Al Udeid, Gulf air hub
Iran Conflict 2026#19 4 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran FM: Trump betrayed diplomacy
Iran Conflict 2026#19 4 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC: US destroyer hit in Indian Ocean
Iran Conflict 2026#19 4 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran's salvos shrink from hundreds to 40
Iran Conflict 2026#19 4 Mar
Mentioned in: Pentagon: Iran missile rate declining
Iran Conflict 2026#19 4 Mar
Mentioned in: Hegseth claims 20 warships sunk, one confirmed
Iran Conflict 2026#19 4 Mar
Mentioned in: US torpedo sinks Iran warship IRIS Dena
Iran Conflict 2026#19 4 Mar
Mentioned in: Hegseth: second massive assault imminent
Iran Conflict 2026#12 3 Mar
Mentioned in: Rubio: US knew Israel would strike Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#14 3 Mar
Mentioned in: 787 dead across Iran in four days
Iran Conflict 2026#14 3 Mar
Mentioned in: Natanz entrance hit; centrifuges missing
Iran Conflict 2026#12 3 Mar
Mentioned in: Hegseth and Rubio split on regime change
Iran Conflict 2026#14 3 Mar
Mentioned in: GBU-57 bunker buster not used at Natanz
Iran Conflict 2026#10 2 Mar
Mentioned in: Warner saw no evidence of Iran threat
Iran Conflict 2026#10 2 Mar