Pete Hegseth has used a press conference at the Pentagon to criticize journalists over their coverage of the war in Iran, at one point proposing alternative TV headlines. The US defense secretary claimed Iran had been left without a functioning air force, navy or missile defense network after 13 days of strikes, and said the combined US-Israeli air campaign had hit more than 15,000 targets since the war began. “What should the banner [on TV] read?” he said. “How about ‘Iran increasingly desperate’?”Meanwhile, Donald Trump has warned that Iran could be hit hard in the coming days, as the US president described the leaders of the Iranian regime as “deranged scumbags”. Here are the key stories at a glance.

Source: The Guardian March 14, 2026 21:36 UTC