Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment CNN became a focal point of a Pentagon briefing on the ongoing conflict in Iran on Friday, with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (himself a former cable news host), trashing the news channel from the podium.