Defence Secretary

Defence Secretary reported tensions with Iran in Iran [6 sources]

Defence Secretary reported tensions with Iran in Tehran [6 sources]

Defence Secretary issued demands in Merimbula [8 sources]

Defence Secretary made demands of Army Chief Of Staff in Tehran [8 sources]

Defence Secretary made demands of Army Chief Of Staff in Japan [8 sources]

Defence Secretary made demands of Company in United States [8 sources]

Defence Secretary made demands of Company in Australia [8 sources]

Defence Secretary fought with Congress in White House [6 sources]

Defence Secretary rejected President in California [8 sources]

Defence Secretary rejected in China [6 sources]

Defence Secretary made demands of Washington in Tehran [6 sources]

Defence Secretary threatened Washington in Tehran [8 sources]

Defence Secretary fought with Russia in Kremlin [4 sources]

Defence Secretary issued threats against Armed Forces in United Kingdom [10 sources]

A Us criticized Defence Secretary in Washington [4 sources]

Defence Secretary expressed disapproval of Britain in United Kingdom [7 sources]

Defence Secretary expressed disapproval of Prime Minister in Kremlin [10 sources]

Germany-US spat over Iran war intensifies The spat between the  US  and  Germany  over the  war on Iran  is intensifying after Washington announced the withdrawal of 5,000 American troops from German soil.  Responding to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's order on Friday, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Saturday that "Europeans must take responsibility for our own security." Pistorius said the US move to withdraw troops from Germany, its largest European base, had been expected. US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have been sparring all week over the war on Iran.  Read more: US-Germany spat over Iran intensifies as Hegseth orders troop removal

United States President Donald Trump’s administration has bypassed congressional review to approve military sales totalling over $8.6 billion to Middle Eastern allies Israel, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The State Department announcements on Friday came as the US and Israel’s war against Iran marked nine weeks since its start and more than three weeks since a fragile ceasefire came into effect. The State Department said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined that an emergency existed that required immediate sales to those countries and waived the congressional review requirements for the sales. The announcements included approving military sales to Qatar of Patriot air and missile defence replenishment services costing $4.01bn and of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS) costing $992.4 million. They also included approval of the sale to Kuwait of an integrated battle command system costing $2.5bn and to Israel of APKWS costing $992.4m. The State Department approved a sale to the UAE of APKWS for $147.6m. The US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. Iran responded with its own strikes on Israel and Gulf states that host US bases.