The Defense Department stopped allowing press photographers into briefings about the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran after officials were unhappy with images taken of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Wonderwall.com can report. According to The Washington Post, Hegseth's team labeled snaps of him "unflattering." The move comes after months of reports accusing the Pentagon boss of being self-absorbed. Photographers banned Pete Hegseth's team allegedly disliked how their boss looked in recent photos so they banned media photographers from briefings that followed.