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Hughes Office Pressured Iran Flight Crew, Pentagon Denies
A report by CNN reveals that the office of U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, pressured the F-15 pilots who were shot down over Iran in April 2026 to participate in an interview on the television program "60 Minutes," discussing the rescue operation that followed the incident. One of the pilots agreed to participate after the secretary's pressure, while the other refused, highlighting Hegseth's direct role in shaping the media narrative surrounding the story. The actions suggest that the department sought to garner media support to reinforce a positive image of the war with Iran, amid growing public pressure on the U.S. government.
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