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Hegseth Says Reporting On Iran Is a ‘National Betrayal’

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“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called press coverage of the Iran war ‘a national betrayal,’ and described journalists as anti-American traitors for reporting on the actions of the Pentagon,” Bloomberg reports. Said Hegseth: “A free press is of course important, but partisan activism that intentionally smears the troops and the historic mission that they are undertaking […]

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accused some in the US media of “treason” over their coverage of the war with Iran. He made the remarks during a speech at the Quantico Marine Corps base in Virginia. “A free press is important, but partisan activism that deliberately smears our service members and the historic mission they are carrying out is fundamentally un-American. It is a national betrayal. It is, in fact, treason,” Hegseth said, as qu…

Publications in the media about alleged low stocks of American weapons endanger the lives of U.S. military personnel, as announced by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegsett in front of the military at the Quantico Marine Corps base in Virginia, and quoted by Axios.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directly criticized media coverage regarding the Iran war in front of soldiers on the 30th (local time), calling it "betrayal of the state and treason." Secretary Hegseth unleashed a barrage of criticism against the media while delivering a "State of the Force" speech at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. 600 military personnel attended the speech. Secretary Hegseth characterized media coverage of t…

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Bloomberg broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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