Pete Hegseth LIVE: Pentagon Briefing on Operation Epic Fury U.S. Military Operation in Iran | CNBC TV18 ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES - Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine to hold news conference at the Pentagon with regard to U.S. military operation in Iran. Top Trump administration officials will brief both chambers of Congress on Tuesday regarding ongoing U.S. strikes on Iran, amid widespread Democratic opposition to the operation and broad Republican support. Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs Dylan Johnson told The Hill that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Gen. Dan Caine, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will brief all members of the House and Senate on Tuesday. Mike Johnson added that the Pentagon on Sunday briefed the bipartisan staffs of “several national security committees in both chambers” for over 90 minutes on the strikes in Iran. The U.S. and Israel began attacks on the Middle Eastern nation early Saturday, with the strikes resulting in the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. #pentagon #usmilitary #usiranwar #israeliranwar #middleeastcrisis #cnbctv18 #livenews