
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) speaks to the press as President Donald Trump meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) speaks to the press as President Donald Trump meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)