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🛒 Strong Coffee Company - Protein Coffee 💰 Get 20% OFF | Promo Code: POINT https://strongcoffeecompany.com/discount/POINTDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth dominated headlines Friday with a fiery Pentagon press briefing alongside Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine, declaring U.S. victory near in the escalating Iran war now in its 13th day under Operation Epic Fury. According to Politico, Hegseth boasted Iranian ballistic missile fire down 90 percent and drone attacks off by 95 percent, slamming Tehrans leadership as desperate rats cowering underground while claiming their new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured after issuing a weak written statement with no voice or video. He announced a Pentagon probe into a deadly U.S. strike on an Iranian school that reportedly killed scores of children, insisting per Fox News that America never targets civilians and will get to the truth. Hegseth unleashed on the press, ripping CNNs reporting on Strait of Hormuz threats as patently ridiculous fake news and quipping the sooner David Ellison takes over that network the better, as noted by Fox News and The Independent, which painted him as more obsessed with headlines than the fight. The Washington Post revealed the Pentagon banned photographers from briefings after unflattering shots of the buff ex-Fox host surfaced, a move underscoring his central casting image. Amid four more U.S. airmen deaths in an Iraq crash and over 140 troops wounded, Hegseth invoked his faith, vowing loyalty to God, troops, country, Constitution, and President Trump while rejecting mission creep or nation-building. Fox News also reported him cranking up pressure on U.S. war colleges via a new task force to purge woke ideology. No confirmed public appearances or social media mentions surfaced in the past 24 hours, though these war updates carry massive biographical weight, cementing Hegseths shift from TV firebrand to wartime hawk. All info verified from reliable outlets like Politico, Fox News, and The Independent; unconfirmed elements like the leaders disfigurement stem directly from Hegseths claims without independent proof.Thanks for listening, please subscribe to never miss an update on Pete Hegseth and search the term Biography Flash for more great Biographies. This has been a Quiet Please production.This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI