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Defense Sec. Hegseth holds press conference at Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (Mark Schiefelbein, Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a press conference at the Pentagon on Friday.

This comes after the U.S. military said a KC-135 refueling aircraft supporting operations against Iran crashed in western Iraq, killing four of its six crew members.

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The U.S. Central Command, which oversees the Middle East, said the crash followed an unspecified incident involving two aircraft in “friendly airspace,” and that the other plane landed safely.