Hegseth, Pentagon pressured F-15 crew to appear in '60 Minutes' Iran rescue story, CNN reports
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
Published: 2026-09-14 00:17 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Middle East, Military & Defence, Iran, US Politics
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and political officials in his office pressured two crew members from an F-15 jet shot down over Iran in April to participate in a special 60 Minutes episode on CBS about their rescue operation, CNN reported on Sunday.
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