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Trump kicks out Pete Hegseth from strategic Israel-Iran decisions

Carla Sinclair
Jun 19, 2025
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Image: Pete Hegseth; noamgalai / shutterstock.com

As the Israel-Iran conflict escalates, Donald Trump huddles with his national security advisors to make a plan — but excludes his own head of defense, Pete Hegseth, from the process.

"Nobody is talking to Hegseth," one official said, via The Washington Post. "There is no interface operationally between Heg…

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