Pete Hegseth
“If this information had fallen into the hands of U.S. adversaries, Houthi forces might have been able to counter U.S. forces or reposition personnel and assets to avoid planned U.S. strikes,” the inspector general found.
Jerusalem and the U.S. “will continue to strengthen [their partnership] in the fields of missile defense and drones,” Defense Minister Katz said.
The two discussed the airstrikes against Iran in mid-June, equally in awe of the military operations that targeted three nuclear facilities.
The president said recent U.S. strikes set the regime’s atomic ambitions back decades.
At least two GOP representatives also questioned the constitutionality of the president’s order to attack and his threats to follow up.
The operation against Tehran “was not and has not been about regime change,” the U.S. defense secretary added.
The president said that the U.S. will build a space-based missile shield within three years, modeled in part on Israel’s Iron Dome system.
Hegseth told Netanyahu that “I hope you’ve noticed here at the Defense Department under President Trump, we are laser focused on reviving the warrior ethos.”
The U.S. secretary of defense reaffirmed the “unbreakable bond” between Washington and Jerusalem.
Washington “is fully committed” to the Jewish state having “the capabilities it needs to defend itself,” the American defense secretary said.
“That was my idea,” Norm Coleman said of Pete Hegseth’s fiery Dec. 5 message to the press, which marked a “turning point” in his nomination process. “It was my one contribution.”
President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee faced tough questions from Democrats in the more than four-hour confirmation hearing.