How about we talk about how special America is?” Hegseth asked. He’s not the first U.S. official to demand pro-war propaganda.

Hegseth blasted reporters for focusing on a preliminary assessment from the U.S. defense intelligence agency suggesting Iran’s nuclear program had only been set back by a few months.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine held a Thursday morning news conference to respond to an early leaked intelligence report suggesting U.S. strikes against Iran likely put the country back mere months.