Former Fox News host and Army veteran, Michael Hegseth, criticised journalists for reporting on dead troops during a news briefing at the Pentagon. He claimed that the media only wanted to make the president look bad and that the U.S. had taken control of Iran's airspace and waterways without boots on the ground. He also dismissed concerns about the dwindling stockpile of munitions and insisted that the United States could continue fighting the war "easily as long as we need to". These comments follow reports of defense contractors visiting the White House to ensure adequate weapons stocks.