Exclusive: Inside Hegseth’s push to showcase a dramatic Iran rescue on ‘60 Minutes’

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Published Sep 12, 20261 min read

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and political appointees in his office pushed for the two crew members of an F-15 who were shot down over Iran in April to participate in Sunday’s highly-publicized “60 Minutes” report about the ensuing rescue operation, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.

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