Pentagon tightens photo access after 'unflattering' Hegseth briefing images
TL;DR
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staff reportedly complained about a March briefing’s images and prompted the Pentagon to bar press photographers from two subsequent briefings amid the U.S.–Israel–Iran tensions, raising questions about press access and censorship in national security coverage.
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